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Cheeses
Brin d’Amour
France. Corsica.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind coated with aromatic herbs, juniper berries, and small chili peppers.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.
Cheeses
Livarot
France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.
Salads
Salade périgourdine
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Mixed salad made with croutons, confit or dried duck gizzards, duck breast, walnuts, leafy greens, and tomatoes.
Sheep and Goats
Lamb noisette with sweet spices
Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
Pork
Pork leg slice with mojette beans
Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Desserts
Peach bagatelle
Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.
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Salmi sauce
Salmi sauce : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.
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Cold fried chicken with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
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Pan-fried sea bass pavé
Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.
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Devil’s food cake
Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.
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Braised lamb chops with rosemary
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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Blanquette of monkfish
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Cheeses
Appenzeller Extra
Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 months.
Black label.
Shellfish and Seafood
Steamed mussels with pistou
Pistou : provençal sauce made from crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil.
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Larded quail
To lard : to insert small pieces of bacon or cured ham into meat.
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