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Meal families

Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.
Amandine : cover with almonds.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini with garlic and parsley

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Cheeses

Brocciu secu

France. Corsica.
Sheep’s milk cheese made from a combination of milk and whey.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with spices

Pair according to the hotness of the spices.

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Others

Red curry

Thailand.
Complex combination of spices or aromatic herbs (garlic, shallot, red chili, galangal, shrimp paste, salt, kaffir lime, coriander root, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper and lemongrass) with coconut milk and fish sauce.

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Main meals

Peperonata

Italia.
Vegetable stew made with garlic, red bell pepper, and tomato.

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Cheeses

Paški sir

Croatia. Pag.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Sea fish

Turbot with Champagne zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Beef

Braised beef chuck

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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Main meals

Mique lotoise

France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).
A type of bread dumpling cooked in a broth with meat (usually salt pork, short ribs, and hock, sometimes also andouille sausage) and vegetables (carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potato).
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Main meals

Chicken waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs, with the broth thickened with butter or cream.

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Rabbit

Saddle of rabbit with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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