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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles

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Pork

Sweet and sour pork

Chine. Canton.
Pork dish made with small square-cut pieces, deep-fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sometimes pineapple, carrot, chopped onions, and/or pepper.

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Cheeses

Oka ashed

Canada. Quebec.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.

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Desserts

Strawberry 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

Queso de Mahón-Menorca

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger prawn

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Cheeses

Palet de Bourgogne

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Ripening : 1 month minimum.

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Veal

Veal roast Orloff

Orloff : cooked veal sliced and covered with a sauce Soubise mixed with chopped mushrooms and onion puree (no cheese in the recipe).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza marinara

Italy. Naples.
Pizza with tomato, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, and oregano.

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Beef

Roast beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Laruns

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn. Ossau valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Penne rigate with arrabiata sauce

Arrabiata sauce : simmered tomato sauce with garlic, chili pepper, fresh parsley or basil, and sprinkled with grated Pecorino Romano.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal grilled lamb

Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mousse tart

Tart shell filled with chocolate mousse.
Served cold.

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