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Meal families

Cheeses

Dôme du Poitou cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid

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Cheeses

Kanterkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato croquettes

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Cheeses

Carré de l’Est

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Sauces

Peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Sea fish

Marinated anchovies

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Cooked meats

Sabodet

Cooking sausage made from pork head, tongue, and fat.
Serve hot with potatoes, cabbage, beans, or lentils.
Serve cold, after cooking, with a salad.

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Sea fish

Grilled shad with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Coutances

France. Normandy. Manche. Coutances.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Poultry

Duck Montmorency

Duck served with a sauce made from poultry velouté and Montmorency cherries.

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