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Meal families

Cheeses

Picodon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Camembert au calvados

Camembert soaked for several hours in Calvados and then covered in breadcrumbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

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Poultry

Duck manchon confit with cabbage

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Green asparagus quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Cheeses

Manchego fresco

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

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Offal and tripe

Abignades

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Landes. Chalosse.
Goose tripe cooked with the animal’s blood.
Served on toasted bread with goose fat.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops with rosemary

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Cheeses

Boulette d’Avesnes

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with cloves, tarragon, parsley, and pepper, sometimes coated with paprika or annatto, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Gabietou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's and cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 4 months.

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