There is no such thing as a national cuisine in Monaco. The culinary traditions of the Principality are a mixture of French and Italian cuisine. The locals are often called Monegasques because they consider themselves to be big believers in healthy eating. As a result, Monaco's national dishes include a lot of seafood, fish, vegetables, and fruit.
Because Monaco's traditional cuisine is closely linked to Mediterranean culinary traditions, fish dishes are particularly revered here. The soup of bouillabaisse is particularly noteworthy among its abundance. This dish is especially savory with toasted bread smeared with a terrific ruy sauce.
- Vegetable stew of eggplant, tomatoes, and sweet peppers
- Gnocchi - potato bits with melted cheese
- Porchetta - a suckling pig stuffed with fragrant herbs
- Le pie e pacque - lamb roulade
- Nietzschean salad
Monaco's favorite dish is the fried flatbread. They are served both as an independent dish and as an accompaniment to the main course. Monaco has a special attitude to desserts. There is a Christmas tradition called "Thirty Desserts". On Christmas Eve, everyone in this tiny country must have 30 sweet dishes on their table, including almond cookies, nougat, candied, fresh and pickled fruit, chocolate and more.
A popular alcoholic drink in Monaco is pastis. Provencal wines also go well with local dishes, as well as several varieties of local beer. Coriander beer, La Cervoise and La Segurane strong beers are particularly popular with everyone.
