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Meal families

Cheeses

Rollot

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Sea fish

Cold hake fillets with mayonnaise

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

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with thyme

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Appetizers

Pistade de moules

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.

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Cheeses

Carré de l’Est

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with endive fondue

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with porcini mushrooms

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Beef

Grilled hanger steak with marchand de vin butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.

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Main meals

Jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
A type of paella made with rice, very spicy, with seafood, fish, or meat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Saintonge mouclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes. Charentes-Maritimes.
Dish based on mussels from bouchot with garlic, a bouquet garni, Charentes butter, fresh cream, curry, shallots, egg yolks, and Pineau des Charentes (or a dry white wine from Charentes or Cognac, depending on the recipe).

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed peppers

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Desserts

Florentins

Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apple sorbet

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled peppers salad

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Main meals

Taco

Mexico.
A hand-held corn cake made with a folded corn tortilla, typically filled with one or more ingredients from traditional Mexican cuisine (lime, coriander, onion, grilled meat) and served with a sauce—often made with garlic, coriander, onion, chili, and tomato.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.

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