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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mandarin bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Cheeses

Montgomery’s Cheddar

United Kingdom. Somerset.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 9 months minimum.

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Freshwater fish

Eel with lemon butter

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple and plum crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb with rosemary

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cheeses

Great hill blue

United States. Massachusetts.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cured Meats

Pork rinds

Pork pieces slow-cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Shakshouka

Maghreb.
Shakshouka : poached eggs in a sauce with onions, peppers and tomatoes, usualy seasoned with cumin, paprika, and harissa.

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Cheeses

Murol

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk and a reddish-orange colored washed rind with a hole in the middle.

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Beef

Grilled beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Main courses

Ravioles du Dauphiné with fresh cream

Dauphiné raviole : filled pasta (cottage cheese and parsley).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Banana, raisin and rum crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Candied chestnut vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Cold starters

Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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