The sardine "which blocked the port of Marseille"
The sardine "which blocked the port of Marseille"
Rendez-vous with a popular and very fashionable fish, which can be found both in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, it is the sardine.
And in the anecdotes, you will learn how a sardine would have blocked the port of Marseille.
Fresh or canned, raw or cooked, filleted, in butter, sardines know how to conquer all tables. This small fish owes its name to Sardinia, where the Romans had noted its abundance during Antiquity.
In Marseille, it is said that one day a sardine blocked the entrance to the port. In reality, it was a ship named after Louis XVI's minister of the navy, Monsieur Sartine, that ran aground.
"The incident is causing a stir throughout the city, distorting and growing as the discussion progresses.
Some Marseillais even change the "t" of Sartine into a "d" of sardine, giving a whole new dimension to this misadventure.
The galéjade entertains as far as Brittany, where the town of Douarnenez has long remained the world capital of sardines. History also makes people smile in Vendée.
