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Meal families

Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk whose rind is rubbed with a purée made from Espelette peppers.
Ripening : 3 to 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Cheeses

Taupinette charentaise

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Roullet-Saint-Estèphe.
Soft-ripened dome-shaped cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Main courses

Nigirizushi

Vinegared rice hand-pressed and topped with an ingredient (raw or cooked fish, seafood, vegetables, etc.), usually served with wasabi.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pizza alla puttanesca

Pizza made with anchovies, capers, olives, and bell peppers.

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Seafish

Kazunoko

Japan.
Salted or dried herring roe.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Borscht

Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).

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Hot 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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Seafish

Cold salmon mayonnaise

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

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Cured Meats

Andouille de Guémené

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served cold as first course.

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Cured Meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Main courses

Chicken tajine

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cured Meats

Trush pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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