Tourte de Blettes

After some discussion with three generations of Niçois, everyone agreed that this pie is the main speciality of Nice. And traditionally tourte de blettes is served as part of the Provençal Grand Dessert at Christmas Eve. The recipe is slightly adapted from Jacques Médecin’s Cuisine du comté de Nice. How recipes change with time and place is always fascinating; Médecin says his recipe is traditional while Prosper Montagné, writing fifty years earlier, omits an