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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted kid goat with parsley butter

Garlic and parsley butter : butter, garlic and parsley mixed.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta cannelloni

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Game birds

Larded quail

To lard : to insert small pieces of bacon or cured ham into meat.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Patrão

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 16 months.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with shallots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Monkfish with Romesco sauce

Romesco sauce : catalan specialty. Sauce made with a mixture of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red peppers), bread, tomatoes, along with oil, vinegar, and spices.

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Pork

Jambonneau confit

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.

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Desserts

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Cheeses

Vieux Lille

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 6 months.

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Cheeses

Bleu d’Auvergne

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Aveyron. Haute-Loire. Puy-de-Dôme. France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Corrèze. France. Occitania. Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak and grenailles potatoes

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).

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Main meals

Mushroom fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois, and mushrooms.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.

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