Chicolle

These marinated peaches are delicious by themselves, but the true chicolle, with toast soaked in the wine, is well worth trying. The recipe is ancient, deriving from sweet soups like ‘la rôtie’ in which small pieces of bread were simmered in red wine sweetened with honey. In this recipe, strawberries can be used instead of peaches and sponge fingers can take the place of toast.