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Meal families

Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Pork

Pork crépinettes

Minced pork wrapped in caul fat.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Quince sorbet

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Freshwater fish

Trout 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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Cooked meats

Country style terrine

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Queen of Sheba cake

Chocolate and almond cake.

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Cold starters

Sardine paté

Served cold.

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Main meals

Salted pork with lentils

Salt pork : salt-cured pork.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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Desserts

Black fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes a la croque au sel

À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato croquettes

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Desserts

Peach turnover

Turnover : pastry made with puff pastry filled with fruit compote.

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