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Meal families

Cheeses

Munster

France. Grand Est. Alsace (Munster) and Lorraine (Munster Géromé).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meat pie

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Desserts

Fruit blancmange

Blanc-manger : milk or cream and sugar thickened with gelatin, potato flour or cornflour.

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Cheeses

Bleu du Queyras

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Hautes-Alpes.
Blue cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 1 month minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine cassolette with cream sauce

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provençal Bay scallops

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pounti

France. Occitania. Aveyron, Rouergue.
Pâté made with wheat or rye flour, containing Swiss chard, spinach, eggs, milk, bacon or sausage meat, and prunes, baked in a casserole or terrine.
Dish usually served with a salad.
Served cold.

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Desserts

Coffee and chocolate charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chinese noodles

Pasta cooked in a broth (herbal, chicken, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Cheeses

Vacherin des Bauges

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance. Bauges Mountains.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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