Editing Provence (section)

====Pastis====
[[File:pastis.jpg|thumb|upright|A glass of diluted [[pastis]]]]
[[File:Boule.kugel.jpg|thumb|right|Cochonnet next to the boule]]
[[Pastis]] is the traditional liqueur of Provence, flavoured with [[anise]] and typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume. When [[absinthe]] was banned in France in 1915, the major absinthe producers (then [[Pernod Fils]] and [[Paul Ricard|Ricard]], who have since merged as [[Pernod Ricard]]) reformulated their drink without the banned [[absinthe wormwood|wormwood]] and with more aniseed flavour, coming from [[star anise]], sugar and a lower alcohol content, creating pastis. It is usually drunk diluted with water, which it turns a cloudy color. It is especially popular in and around Marseille.