Culinary specialties and partner restaurants

The pichade is a specialty of Menton, it takes its name from the word “peish sarà” salted fish. Pichade is a kind of pizza with very thick dough, served either with a tomato sauce with the good scents of Provence, or a confit of onion in its “pissaladière” version. You can taste this succulent specialty in the stands of our Mentonnais market at the Halles Municipales where several artisanal traders offer exceptional local products. 

Feel free to visit our partner and friends  "Maison Boeri ", who will offer its Pichades and Pissaladières, fresh ravioli with flavors as original as they are good (lemon ravioli garden, ravioli chard ravioli, ravioli with truffles …), its fresh pasta (spaghetti, tagliatelle, lasagne…) but also its delicious delicatessen dishes, including specialties (small stuffed niçois, brandade, sardine à la provençale, cannelloni…) to make the most of your days without having to cook.

Socca is the name given to a culinary speciality based on chickpea flour, consumed in Menton, Monaco and Nice.

The socca comes in the form of a large, thin wafer baked on large round tinned copper plates in a pizza oven. Once baked, the cake has a golden colour and is even lightly burnt in places.

The socca is eaten hot, if possible right out of the oven, often accompanied by pepper. Its taste characteristics come from a double sensation born from its cooking method: crispy and crunchy on top and very soft underneath. Once cooled, it solidifies and, due to its slightly fatty nature, loses its taste qualities. When it is bought, it is therefore generally eaten on the spot or as quickly as possible. It is also because it is eaten very fresh that only sellers with a sufficient flow offer a tasty socca.

It is said that it was the morning workers’ snack or the poor man’s meal, because of its modest price. Fishermen in Nice would have eaten like this in the past before setting out to sea. It is now appreciated as an aperitif or starter, or even as a main course for a quick lunch, usually accompanied by a glass of fresh rosé wine (to be drunk in moderation…). 

To be tasted at "D'Aqui " in Menton!