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Meal families

Poultry

Hot chicken

Spicy fried chicken served on slices of white bread with pickle strips.

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Sauces

Anchoïade

Sauce made of garlic, anchovy, capers and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato salad with black truffle oil

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato galette with black truffle

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Cooked meats

Brioche with pork rinds

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Allier.
Salted brioche stuffed with pork scratchings (or duck, goose, chicken).

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Sheep and Goats

Seven hour shoulder of lamb

Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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Appetizers

Tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Stichelton

United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire.
Blue cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk with a natural rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with apricots

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Desserts

Pear and chocolate 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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Sea fish

Kazunoko

Japan.
Salted or dried herring roe.

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with mashed potato

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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Cheeses

Coulommiers

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux. Coulommiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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