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Meal families

Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozarella : speciality of Campania made with buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.

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Game birds

Young partridge with cabbage

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sea fish

Sardinade

Whole, unfiletted sardines drizzled with a little olive oil with thyme or herbs cooked on a grill.

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Offal and tripe

Merguez grillées

Merguez: sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with condiments (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili, etc.).

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Desserts

Blueberry bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Nord. Pas de Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : over 5 months.

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Beef

Roast beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with mushroom sauce

Mushroom sauce : sauce composed of a white or a brown sauce with mushrooms and other ingredients (butter, condiments, veal or poultry stock, wine, etc.).

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Pork

Roast pork with orange

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Rabbit

Rabbit fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Desserts

Chocolate soufflé with vanilla custard

Custard : mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks and sugar flavored with vanilla.

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