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Meal families

Cheeses

Glacier blue

United States. Washington.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramel dessert

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Furred game

Bordeaux style wild boar

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morels and vin jaune sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Seafish

Bordeaux style shad

Bordeaux or Bordelaise style : with shallots, parsley, and red wine.

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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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Sheep and Goats

Tripotxa

Spiced lamb blood sausage sometimes combined with veal.

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Miscellaneous

Yakitori

Skewers made with beef, mushrooms, chicken wings and quail eggs, cheese-stuffed pork, chicken, etc., served with salt or teriyaki sauce.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb en croûte

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Eggs

Eggs mayonnaise

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

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Cheeses

Ameribella

United States. Indiana.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-brown washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Duck pie

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Main courses

Berthoud

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie.
Abondance cheese rubbed with garlic, grated or sliced, seasoned and and topped with white wine before being baked au gratin.
Served with jacket potatoes.

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Cheeses

Salers

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pâté aux prunes

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pie made with shortcrust or puff pastry, filled with unpitted plums.

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