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Meal families

Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Main meals

Monkfish tajine with confit lemon

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with cockles

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Main meals

Vegetable couscous

Steamed wheat semolina served with vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote over vine shoots with Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms

Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms : porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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Cheeses

Schlossberger

Suisse. Bern.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Hearts of palm salad

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic

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

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Condiments

Curry

Spicy preparation of yellow or orange color, very fragrant, ranging from very mild to very spicy.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Consommé and Soup

Pork goulash

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Main meals

Cheese fondue

Switzerland.
Dish made with hard cheeses (Beaufort, Comté, Swiss Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois).

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Veal

Rack of veal with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Financier

Rectangular cake made with butter, almond powder, and egg whites.

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