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Meal families

Cheeses

Provolone piccante

Italy. Lombardy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk made with kid rennet.
Ripening : 16 months minimum.

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Cooked meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

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Cheeses

Gorgonzola piccante

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Cooked meats

Cochonnailles à la lyonnaise

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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Main meals

Fondue fribourgeoise

Fondue made with Vacherin Fribourgeois cheese at different stages of aging (Classic, Extra, Rustic).

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Game birds

Young partridge with fondant potatoes

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Fondant potatoes : potatoes braised in a white stock (veal and/or poultry broth combined with vegetable stock) with butter.

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Game birds

Larded quail

To lard : to insert small pieces of bacon or cured ham into meat.

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Cheeses

Montasio

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind (Fresco : two months maximum, Mezzano : five to ten months, Stagionato : ten to eighteen months, Stravecchio : minimum of eighteen months).

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Cheeses

Garrotxa

Spain. Catalonia. Tarragona.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind of gray or blue-gray color.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Cheeses

Ashbrook

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Termignon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Pork

Tandoori pork tenderloin

Tandoori : meat or fish marinated and coated in yogurt mixed with spices (garam masala, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Provençal tomato tart

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Cheeses

Ovelha amanteigado

Portugal. Beira Alta.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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