Cheeses
Pérail de brebis
France. Massif central. Aveyron. Tarn.
Soft-ripened sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 weeks.
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Sea fish
Monkfish blanquette
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Poultry
Bordeaux style duck daube
Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.
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Bay blue
United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese.
Ripening : 3 months.
Cheeses
Smokey blue
United States. Oregon.
Semi-soft blue-veined pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a smoked rind (hazelnut shells) with a golden-brown color.
Ripening : 6 months.
Freshwater fish
Pike-perch in a beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.
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Provencal mutton daube
Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.
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Artichokes a la croque au sel
A la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, for example radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.
Desserts
Pear and chocolate crumble
Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.
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Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew. The name of this dish comes from the Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (reduce) : bouille et abaisse.
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Trout au bleu with hollandaise sauce
Blue: cooked in court-bouillon and vinegar.
Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.
Sheep and Goats
Roast leg of lamb with flageolets beans
Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Shellfish and Seafood
Provencal octopus
Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
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