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Meal families

Desserts

Pear, apple and almond 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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Cheeses

Le Gruyère alpage

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk, pressed in a hemp cloth and cooked, with few or no holes.
Cheese is produced from mid-May to mid-October.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.

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Desserts

Apple dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Sea fish

Salmon in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin with porcini mushrooms

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Others

Barbecue

A meal, usually outdoors, where food is cooked on a grill or a spit.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear ice cream

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Shellfish and Seafood

Brown shrimps

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood tart

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Poultry

Geline with black truffle

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with langoustines

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Quercy

France. Occitania. Quercy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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