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Meal families

Cheeses

Palet de Bourgogne

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Ripening : 1 month minimum.

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Offal and tripe

Roast veal kidney with horseradish sauce

Horseradish sauce : velouté with grated horseradish added.

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Desserts

Pomelo pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Pork

Catalan pork cheek

Pork cheek stewed with a slice of ham, garlic and Seville orange peel.
Sauce based white wine, veal stock and Seville orange juice.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with dieppoise sauce

Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce (béchamel with added fresh cream) enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal lamb skewers

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with confit shallots and red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Poultry

Chicken fricassee with mushrooms

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Desserts

Flan

Flan : eggs beaten into milk and flour, baked in the oven.

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Warm starters

Ziwwelküeche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood soufflé

Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Tres leches

Spain. Asturias.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk with a virgin olive oil washed rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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