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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Two peppers pizza

Pizza with yellow and red bell peppers and mozzarella.

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Veal

Lucullus veal escalope

Two veal escalopes sandwiching bacon or ham and melted cheese.

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Sauces

Bolognese sauce

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Cheeses

Coolea Extra Matured

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a yellow waxed rind.
Ripening : 18 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini mushrooms

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Main meals

Mushroom and cabbage pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with juniper berries

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

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Others

Oriental style pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat (lamb, beef, chicken, etc.), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Poultry

Spatchcocked chicken with garlic and rosemary

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Desserts

Pineapple zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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