Collected from the airport by Marius, one of Draco’s men, they talk briefly about bouillabaisse, a Marseille culinary speciality, on the drive to meet Bond’s future father in law.
“There is no more true bouillabaisse, because […] you must have the rascasse, the tender flesh of the scorpion fish”, Marius tells him.
This is the fourth instalment of an article currently being written on the food and drink in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Access to these early drafts is exclusively for Patreon subscribers but the final article will be available to all.