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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.

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Cheeses

Dirt lover

United States. Missouri.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Sea fish

Salmon and sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Warm starters

Spanakopita

Greece.
Phyllo pastry stuffed with spinach with shallot, egg, onion, feta or ricotta.

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Cold starters

Langoustine cocktail

Langoustine salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

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Beef

Grilled beef with bone marrow

Grilled beef on which we spread the marrow after cooking.

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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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Desserts

Biscuits roses de Reims charlotte with red berries

Charlotte made with Biscuits roses de Reims soaked in Champagne or ratafia and red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Young wild boar pie

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with forty cloves of garlic

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts

Chocolate and morello cherry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Desserts

Pineapple boat

Boat : a hollowed-out fruit or vegetable, filled and presented in the shape of a small boat.

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Desserts

Hazelnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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