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Meal families

Cheeses

Camisard

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind wrapped in a thin slice of bacon, can be heated in the oven or in a pan.
Dish usually served with a green salad.

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Cheeses

Provolone piccante

Italy. Lombardy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk made with kid rennet.
Ripening : 16 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Gorgonzola dolce

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : less than 3 months.

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Desserts

Apple cobbler

United Kingdom. United States.
Cobbler : a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a baking dish and covered with a crust.
In the Southern United States, the cobbler has both a top and bottom crust.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with duck foie gras

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

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Cheeses

Crumbly Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Main meals

Mont d’or raclette

Raclette : melted cheese served with cold cuts, potatoes and vegetables.

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Sea fish

Sea bass tartare with seaweed

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Desserts

Financier

Rectangular cake made with butter, almond powder, and egg whites.

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Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and prunes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with cream vinaigrette sauce

Cream vinaigrette : fresh cream, vinegar, pepper.

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Veal

Sliced veal Zurich-style

Thin slices of veal with a reduced cream and veal stock sauce.

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Desserts

Mandarin bavarian cream

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

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed crab

Stuffed crab with bread and bacon.

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Veal

Veal chop casserole

Veal chop served with bacon, potatoes, and white onions, simmered in chicken broth and butter

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