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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with spices

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sauces

Bagna cauda

A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.

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Sea fish

Herring with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Desserts

Chocolate soufflé with vanilla custard

Custard : mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks and sugar flavored with vanilla.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Mornay sauce

Mornay sauce : béchamel sauce with grated cheese.

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Cheeses

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
The packaging usually specifies the intensity of the cheese (mild, medium, strong, extra-strong, , etc) and sometimes the maturation (young, matured, old, vintage, , etc).
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

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Salads

Mixed salad

A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling

Duckling : young duck.

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood pizza

Pizza topped with shrimp, mussels, or squid on a tomato sauce base.

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Cheeses

Andazul

Spain. Andalusia.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Cheeses

Beaufort d’été

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Type of Beaufort cheese produced from June 1 to October 31.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Main meals

Polish meat pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Filled with minced meat, cabbage, and mushrooms.
Served hot or cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes and hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère bio réserve

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.

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