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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Lamb fillet with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Cheeses

Durrus

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 weeks.

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Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Occitania. Ariège.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Tricycle

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed turnip

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Hearts of palm in vinaigrette

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Sauces

Barbecue sauce

Barbecue sauce : tomato- and vinegar-based sauce with a smoky note and various ingredients such as garlic, oil, onion, honey, mustard, paprika, and chili.

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Poultry

Duck breast with cherry and sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Veal

Amourettes with morel mushrooms and potatoes

Amourettes : fritters of animals testicules.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Pork

Pork roast with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Cured Meats

Lyon style cochonnaille

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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Pork

Braised jambonneau

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Flammekueche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, bacon bits, and onions.

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Cheeses

Thomasville tomme

United States. Georgia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Hot Starters

Maroilles waffle

Waffle topped with thinly sliced Maroilles cheese.
Served with a green salad.

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Miscellaneous

Frog legs provençal

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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