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Anabasque
United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft pasteurized sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Meal and wine pairing
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Meal families
Cheeses
Ardi-gasna
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep cheese with raw milk. The rind is rubbed with a paste made from Espelette peppers.
Cheeses
Arpéa de brebis
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Soft-ripened pasteurized sheep's milk with washed rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.
Sea fish
Bacalao al pil pil
Basque Country.
Dish with salt cod, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper (pil pil).
Main meals
Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.
Sea fish
Basque-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
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Bilbao eels
Basque Country.
Dish with elver eels, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper.
Veal
Blanquette de veau with mushrooms
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Consommé and Soup
Garbure
France. Gascony.
Cabbage Soup with vegetables (beans, potatoes, turnips, large peas, onion, garlic, carrot, turnip …) and piece of confit meat (duck, pork, goose giblets, pork shank, ham, sausage ...).
Desserts
Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream
Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.
Cheeses
Le berger basque
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.
Cheeses
Manchego viejo
Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 2 years.
Sea fish
Monkfish with Romesco sauce
Romesco sauce: catalan specialty. Sauce with a rehash of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red pepper), bread, tomatoes, oil, vinegar and spices.
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Ocooch Mountain
United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 3-4 months.
Cheeses
Ossau-Iraty
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn. Basque Country.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked.
Pork
Parsley ham
Ham sliced in cubes cooked in a broth with white Burgundy wine with mustard and wine vinegar, jelly with parsley coated and flavored (with onion, shallot, thyme, bay leaves, garlic...).
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