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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb in puff pastry

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Maroilles tart

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Main meals

Polish meat pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with cabbage, mushroom and minced meat.
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger shrimp

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Desserts

Chocolate and red fruit charlotte

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

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Game birds

Young partridge with cranberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Main meals

Potée

Mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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Cheeses

Beenleigh Blue

United Kingdom. Devon.
Soft-ripened blue-veined pasteurized goat's milk cheese.

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Cheeses

Kanternagelkaas

Netherlands. Friesland. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese flavoured with cumin and cloves.

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Freshwater fish

Supreme of pike-perch in a beurre blanc sauce

Suprême : fillets of fish.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Sauces

Brown butter sauce

Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Main meals

Mushroom and cabbage pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Eggs

Peasant omelette

Omelette with mushroom, bacon, potato and Comté cheese.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Asparagus flan

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Cold starters

Tzatziki

Greece. Turkey.
Mezzé made from yogurt (sheep's or goat's yogurt) mixed with cucumber, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes lemon juice and dill, fennel, mint and parsley.
Often served with pita bread and olives.
Always served cold.

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Cooked meats

Leverpostej

Sweden.
Minced pork liver with lard pâté

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