Houtkerque

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Grænsebyen Houtkerke er et valfartssted for Picon-elskere. Især caféen Au Saint Eloi er kendt for det. Vejen hertil kaldes endda Route du Picon. Mærkværdigvis bliver Picon knyttet til denne region, men Picon har sine rødder i Marseille og i Camporosso i Italien. Der, ved den liguriske kyst, blev Gaétan Picon født i 1809. Som seksårig flyttede han med sine forældre til Marseille. Gaétan deltog i den militære erobring af Algeriet i 1832. Mange soldater blev derofre offer for malaria eller mindre alvorlige feberanfald. Picon var studerende i botanik og kendte til feberstillende urtedrikke, som munke i århundreder havde brygget. Baseret på zest fra appelsiner og ekstrakter fra kinintræet og gentian lavede han sit eget bryg. Det fik hurtigt stor succes. 'Amer Africain' blev populært, med produktion i Marseille og i det algeriske Philippeville (i dag Skikda), og Picon gav det med tiden sit eget navn.

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Source: De Standaard

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