of chick peas. Another refinement
is to thicken it with eggs and cover
the top with breadcrumbs and
Parmesan.
‘Tian is one of those ready-made
dishes which is eaten cold on
picnics. There is a story that six
gourmets from Carpentras, having
decided to treat each other, each,
provided at the time fixed for the
picnic a surprise dish of a
monumental tian; all six were
devoured with patriotic
enthusiasm. Not one of the guests
had been able to imagine that there
was a better dish in the world.’