Thirteen desserts
thirteen dessert occitan lei tretze dessèrts traditional dessert food used celebrate christmas french region provence big supper le gros souper end ritual dessert representing jesus christ apostle dessert always number thirteen exact item vary local familial tradition food traditionally set christmas eve remains table three day december first four known four beggar le quatre mendiants representing four mendicant monastic order dominican franciscan augustinian carmelite raisin dominican walnut hazelnut augustinian dried fig franciscan almond carmelite date representing food region christ lived died dried plum brignoles apple pear orange winter melon grape tangerine biscotins biscuit aix calissons daix marzipanlike candy made almond paste candied melon candied citron cassedents allauch biscuit cumin fennel seed biscuit fried bugnes fruit tourtes oreillettes light thin waffle pain depices pompes à lhuile fougasse à lhuile dolive sweet cake brioche made orange flower water olive oil quince cheesequince paste pâte de coing yule log two kind nougat symbolizing good evil black nougat honey nougat noir au miel hard candy made honey almond white nougat nougat blanc soft candy made sugar egg pistachio honey almond bayle st john writing purple tint paris vol dish substantial soup boiled beef veal salad cheese apple called mysterious reason four beggar — nut fig almond raisin mixed together list dessert medium related treize dessert de provence wikimedia common dessert provence notreprovencefr english