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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with shellfish

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Cheeses

Bondard

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese enriched with cream and with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks to 2 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morels cassolette with fresh cream

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cooked meats

Pork rinds

Pork pieces slow-cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salted flan

Flan : eggs beaten into milk and flour, baked in the oven.

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Cheeses

Aiglon aux herbes

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Cheeses

Montgomery’s Cheddar

United Kingdom. Somerset.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 9 months minimum.

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Cold starters

Scallop sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : dish of pre-cooked beef (usually leftover pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Cold starters

Spiny lobster with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Berliner doughnut

Fried doughnuts filled with jam, marmalade, custard… topped with powdered sugar or granulated sugar.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with apricot

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled Toulouse 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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Cold starters

Turkey meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Pork

Diots with lentils

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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