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Meal families

Pork

Pork chop with Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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Pork

Sweet and sour pork ribs

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Cheeses

Kanterkaas

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

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Others

Creamy garlic snails

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Desserts

Ambassadeur

Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with candied fruits, and topped with marzipan (typically green).

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Main meals

Tielle

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Pie filled with squid, octopus or cuttlefish mixed with a spicy tomato sauce.

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Desserts

Molten dark chocolate cake

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Sea fish

Monkfish and salmon 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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Desserts

Damson pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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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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Poultry

Braised duck with mushrooms

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

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Provençal-style tomatoes

Parsleyed tomatoes with garlic, onions, and breadcrumbs.

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Desserts

Orangettes

Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.

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