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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop terrine

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fouée with rillauds

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Hot bread roll stuffed with rillauds.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Sauces

Mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Avocado

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Main meals

Ossobuco

Italy. Milan.
Specialty of braised veal shanks with vegetables, white wine and broth.
Usually garnished with gremolata and traditionally served with risotto alla milanese.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Cheeses

Pigouille

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beetroot tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Mature Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 9 to 12 months.

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Cooked meats

Pheasant pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with red caviar

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sauces

Porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Cheeses

Banon

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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