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Meal families

Pork

Rethel boudin blanc

France. Grand Est. Ardennes.
White sausage made only from pork meat with milk instead of blood.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Vanilla ice cream

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Mixture of minced meat (lamb, beef, pork, veal, etc) with milk, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and spices, baked in the oven or in a pot and usually rectangular in shape.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and scallops cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Poultry

Chicken galantine

Galantine : mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Patrão

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 16 months.

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Cheeses

Le bleu 1924

France.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Sauces

Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Foxglove

United States. Indiana.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Cheeses

Mothais sur feuille

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a beer washed rind (Dark lager).

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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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Sheep and Goats

Provençal roasted shoulder of lamb

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

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with fleur de sel

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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