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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops

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

Tomme des Pyrénées

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrenees-Atlantique. France. Occitania. Ariège. Aude. Haute-Garonne. Hautes-Pyrénées. Pyrénées-Orientales.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk made from sheep's, goat’s and/or cow’s milk often coated with a black or golden paraffin rind.

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Main courses

Tofailles

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Slow-cooked dish (1h30 to 2h) made with onions, potatoes, bacon slices or lardons and white wine, with or without leeks.
Served with a green salad.

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Cheeses

Tomme Trappe Echourgnac

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Bio

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb en croûte

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramelized pears mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Cheeses

Kachkéis

Luxembourg.
Melted cheese made from skimmed cow's milk then curdled into processed cheese (heated with butter, water and salt)

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Paris-Brest

Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Cured Meats

Pheasant pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Beef

Beef daube and mashed potato with black truffle

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Cheeses

San Andreas

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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