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Meal families

Cooked meats

Ham hock

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
Can be breaded and eaten cold with a salad.

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Desserts

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Acapella

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.

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Cheeses

Creamy Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a pale yellow natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Sisteron lamb

Young lamb (70 to 150 days).

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo with porcini mushrooms

Fetuccine Alfredo : Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Fermière

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked (over a wood fire) cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Appetizers

Lobster butter canapé

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

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