The green lentils from Le Puy are naturally rich in oligo elements, and exclusively cultivated without fertilizers on the high plains of Velay.

Thus, in 1935, a trial has given the Green Lentil from Le Puy the Designation of Origin status within the meaning of the act 1919.

This name Anicia was not chosen at random; It is the Latin name of the ancient Roman city of Puy en Velay as well as the name of the Green Lentil of Le Puy, the first AOP legume.

This name Anicia was not chosen at random; It is the Latin name of the ancient Roman city of Puy en Velay as well as the name of the Green Lentil of Le Puy, the first AOP legume.

This name Anicia was not chosen at random; It is the Latin name of the ancient Roman city of Puy en Velay as well as the name of the Green Lentil of Le Puy, the first AOP legume.

The reputation of the Green Lentil from Le Puy attracted many traders and merchants in the department, so that the Haute-Loire became a crossroads of dried vegetables trade.

In his gourmet bistro Anicia, which he opened in 2015 as a tribute to the city of Le Puy-en-Velay, he puts the spotlight on must-have products like the green lentil of Le Puy, to a clientele of businessmen and tourists.