Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach 4:45 p.m., March 30, 2022
King Louis XIV (1638-1715) had a cute sin: he loved fruit and wanted to see it on his table all year round.
The gardener Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie (1626-1688) will grant his wishes…
In 1678, the one who had been appointed director of the fruit and vegetable gardens of all the royal houses was given a mission by the king: he had to set up a large vegetable garden on the site of a swamp.
Five years later, the King's Vegetable Garden is emerging from the ground.
La Quintinie will cultivate around fifty varieties of pears there… sometimes with very erotic names!
Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach tells you about forbidden fruits.