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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted prawns

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Warm starters

Ficelle picarde

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Crêpe filled with a preparation of mushrooms, crème fraîche, York ham with shallot, nutmeg, onion and topped with grated Emmental cheese.

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta tart

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Cooked meats

Sabodet

Cooking sausage made from pork head, tongue, and fat.
Serve hot with potatoes, cabbage, beans, or lentils.
Serve cold, after cooking, with a salad.

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Cooked meats

Lark pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Fromage de Herve

Belgium. Limburger.
Pasteurized Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Condiments

Curry

Spicy preparation of yellow or orange color, very fragrant, ranging from very mild to very spicy.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch fillets with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cooked meats

Prisuttu

Aged for 12 to 18 months.

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Beef

Chili con carne

Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).

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Cooked meats

Rillons

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Pork belly seared and confit in fat.

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Consommé and Soup

Asparagus velouté

Velouté  : soup enriched with fresh cream and egg yolk.

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 36 months.

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Cheeses

Olivia

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk, flavored with black olive paste and decorated with an olive and two savory leaves.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk-fed lamb

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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