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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Provencal roasted shoulder of lamb

Provencal : with sautéed tomato in olive oil with bread, garlic, onion and parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel and horn of plenty fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Salads

Piedmontese potato salad

Salad with pickles, ham, egg, potatoes, tomatoes mixed with mayonnaise.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Others

Green curry

Thai speciality.
Complex combinations of spices or herbs (green chillies, shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime peel, coriander root, red turmeric, roasted cilantro (coriander) and cumin seeds, white peppercorns, shrimp paste and salt) with coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce.

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Game animals

Salmi of venison

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek pie

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Shellfish and Seafood

Dog cockle and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Main meals

Galette saucisse

France. Brittany.
Grilled pork sausage wrapped in a cold buckwheat galette.

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Offal and tripe

Merguez frites

Merguez: sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with condiments (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili, etc.).

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Desserts

Fiadone

France. Corsica.
Cake made with brocciu, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.

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Cheeses

Mozzarella di Bufala Campana

Italy. Campania.
Speciality made with buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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