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Meal families

Main meals

Paella valenciana

The ten mandatory ingredients are : carob bean, green bean, rabbit, chicken, rice, tomato, olive oil, water, saffron and salt, all cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

Maroilles

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 35 days minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted leg of lamb with tarragon

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops

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Sea fish

Monkfish and spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Veal

Sautéed veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine aumoniere

Langoustine meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Sea fish

Cod in green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Cheeses

Bent River

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 5 weeks.

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Poultry

Chicken with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Desserts

Basque cake with black jam

Basque Country.
Cake filled with black cherry jam.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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