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Meal families

Sauces

Red pepper sauce

Sauce made with cream, olive oil, onion and red pepper.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morel sauce

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Poultry

Bordeaux style duck confit

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Cheeses

Twig farm washed rind wheel

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard cheese from raw goat's and cow’s milk with a yellowish-golden rind washed with lees of cider.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.

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Desserts

Chocolate croquembouche

Small pastry puffs with custard or vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate.

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Cheeses

Chiriboga

Germany. Allgäu.
Semi-soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Sauces

Caper sauce

White sauce with fresh cream and egg yolks seasoned with lemon juice and added with capers.

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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.…
Like a paella without rice .

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginie.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a natural orange rind.

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Cheeses

Bleu d’Auvergne

France. Massif Central.
Pasteurized or raw cow's milk blue cheese.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Flamiche

France. Picardy.
Puff pastry tart with leeks and cream.

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