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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Masoor dal

India.
Spiced soup, stew or sauce made with lentils.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with ginger

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Saint-Winoc

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from whole raw cow's milk with a blond ale-washed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 6 weeks.

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Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Sea fish

Lemon sole goujonnettes

Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.

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Cheeses

Gubbeen Extra Mature

Ireland. Cork.
Oak smoked soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind then wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Salads

Thai beef salad

Slices of marinated grilled beef served with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs (mint, coriander), red onions, and a spicy Thai dressing made with lime juice, fish sauce, and chili.

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Main meals

Three cheese fondue

Fondue made with Beaufort, Comté, and Emmental cheeses.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk-fed lamb

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Sea fish

Tuna in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade made with oil and vinegar (or lemon juice).

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Poultry

Roasted duckling

Duckling : young duck.

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Cheeses

Bleu des basques

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.

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Cheeses

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Beef

Grilled beef with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Others

Beef pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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