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Of course, everyone knows anise through the national French drink pastis, that quickly becomes the regretted ritual of good times in Provence. This beverage shines like the sun and has to be tasted outside, on a terrasse: you will need fresh water to mix with this very strong alcohol (45 degrees). Intimately linked to the city of Marseille , where pastis was born, this simple cocktail was invented by the late Paul Ricard. This great business man designed recipes at the begining of the 20th Century: for pastis he mixed up
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various plants, star anise (badiane in French), liquorice and fennel. Mr. Ricard named this strange concoction pastis, a provençal word meaning 'mix'.
Feel free to refer to pastis like locals do, since they all have a soft spot for the drink: un 'petit jaune', un 'pastaga' ! You may also add different flavors of syrup to sweeten the taste: barley will make a mauresque, other popular drink of Provence, or with mint or grenadine. Pastis will bring you back to Provence with the first sip...
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By Marine Normand - Photos José Nicolas - June 20, 2011
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