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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Main meals

Macaronade

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
A mixture of pasta and meat or fish with tomato sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplants with Chavignol

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Cheeses

Ocooch Mountain

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 3-4 months.

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Beef

Beef daube

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

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Consommé and Soup

Vichyssoise

Soup made with mashed potatoes, leeks, onions, cream, and chicken broth.
Served hot or cold.

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Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and prunes.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morels and meuniere sauce

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

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb noisette

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Beef

Chili con carne

Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Extra

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Salmon quenelles with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Sea fish

Grilled red mullet with tapenade

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

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