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Meal families

Cheeses

Palet de Bourgogne

France. Burgundy.
Soft cow's milk cheese with the rind dipped in Marc de Bourgogne.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton carbonade

Southern France speciality.
Stew with red wine, onions, garlic and meat scraps.

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Main meals

Makizushi

Roll of dried seaweed (nori) containing a layer of rice surrounding fish or vegetables, all sliced.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed piquillo peppers with meat

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Sauces

Marchand de vin butter

Butter mixed with shallots cooked in wine with lemon and parsley.

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Cheeses

Arnéguy

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep's milk cheese.

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Sauces

Perigourdine sauce

Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles) with onion, shallots and foie gras.

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Appetizers

Poivrade artichokes with olive oil

Raw vegetables soaked with seasoned olive oil.

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Pork

Diots with cabbage

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with ceps

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Desserts

French king cake

Brioche with candied fruit flavored with orange blossom.

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Sea fish

Cotriade

Breton fish stew (kaoteriad contents of a pot) made with different kinds of fish and potatoes served with a broth.
The dish can be accompanied by herbs, shellfish and vegetables.

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Warm starters

Escargots en croûte

Dish made with bread dough.

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