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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Offal and tripe

Tripous

France. Occitania. Aveyron.
Dish made with small strips of veal tripe usually rolled in sheep's caul fat (typically lamb) and tied with string. Cooked in veal stock with salt, pepper, white wine, carrots and tomatoes.

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Cold starters

Provençal aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Anchovies, olives, peppers with tomato and Provençal herbs in jelly.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Apicius pie

Pie with a filling of poultry, honey, and spices.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine al ragù

Italy.
Pasta with bolognese sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Galician style octopus

Galician style : octopus boiled in water and cut into one-centimeter-thick slices, topped with olive oil, salt, and sprinkled with paprika or chili.
Served with potatoes with paprika and olive oil.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear tart

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch fillets with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Pavé d’Auge

France. Normandy. Pays d'Auge.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Poultry

Coq au vin

Wine stewed chicken.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mashed potato

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Sauces

Beurre blanc sauce

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

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