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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes in pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with artichokes a la barigoule

A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.

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Desserts

Orange bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Consommé and Soup

Ajoblanco

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Sea fish

Zarzuela

Spain. Catalonia. Valencia.
Mixture of shellfish, crustaceans and fish simmered in a sauce (sofregit) based on olive oil with garlic, herbs, onion, tomato, etc
Like a paella without rice .

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Warm starters

Soufflé

Served hot.

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Desserts

Coffee merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Vanilla ice cream

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Young wild boar pie

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Cheeses

Aged brick

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 months.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with curry

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cold starters

Vegetable aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Pork

Peking knuckle of pork with spices

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Ewephoria

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Desserts

Chocolate mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb and polenta

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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