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Meal families

Desserts

Dacquoise

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Landes. Dax.
Dessert cake made of layers of almond and hazelnut meringue (sometimes added with coconut or pistachio) and whipped cream or buttercream topped with icing sugar.
Serve cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth

Steamed semolina served with vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, beans, turnips, peas, tomato) accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Cheeses

Moody blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened blue-veined cheese from pasteurized cow's milk with natural rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tourangelle-style tart

Rillons : pieces of pork meat confit in its own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices and sometimes: garlic, parsley, vinegar.

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Pork

Pork pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Cheeses

Mignot

France. Normandy. Orne. Vimoutiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Sauces

Mushroom sauce

Sauce composed of a white or a brown sauce with mushrooms and other ingredients (butter, condiments, veal or poultry stock, wine, etc.).

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