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Meal families

Sea fish

Halibut crudo

Italy.
Crudo : a raw fish or seafood dish, usually simply seasoned with a mix of citrus (lime, lemon, grapefruit…) and olive oil, salt, citrus juice (lemon, lime), and vinegar.

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Desserts

Mendiant

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cake made with stale bread, seasonal fruits and milk, gently baked in a buttered mold.
Preferably served warm.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Veal

Lucullus veal cutlet

Veal cutlet wrapped by bacon or ham and melted cheese.

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Desserts

Pineapple surprise

Slices of pineapple glazed with caramel, topped with a brioche soaked in cream.

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Cheeses

Laguiole

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Aveyron.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 24 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Desserts

Apple dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Cheeses

Tomme de chèvre

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from goat's milk.

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Cheeses

Brie fermier

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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