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Meal families

Cheeses

Brocciu passu

France. Corsica.
Sheep’s milk cheese made from a combination of milk and whey.
Ripening : 21 days to 4 months maximum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini mushrooms

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Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral with spices

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano vecchio

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 18 to 24 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid in american sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Sheep and Goats

Beef irish stew

Ireland.
Beef stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Desserts

Pear bourdaloue

Pear and frangipane tart sprinkled with crushed macarons.

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Cold starters

Salmon sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio

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

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Sauces

Tartar sauce

Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Beef

Beef daube with carrots

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Desserts

Almond tuiles

Small almond-based pastry, baked flat into the shape of a roof tile, typically used as a dessert garnish.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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