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Meal families

Pork

Saucisse de Morteau

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Haut-Doubs.
Smoked sausage.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with boulangere potatoes

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Boulangere potatoes : potatoes baked in the oven with onions in broth.

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Game birds

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Poultry

Phat kaphrao kai

Thailand.
Stir-fried sliced chicken with basil and chili.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo

Italy. United States.
Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.

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Desserts

Plum dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Cooked meats

Rosette de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage weighing between 550 and 700 grams, about 40 cm long, and containing no more than 15 to 20% fat.
It is made from a blend of high-quality pork cuts (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) and bardière (fatback), finely chopped, salted, and seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic, regional red wine, lactic ferments, and sometimes nutmeg or mace. After being tied and cured with saltpeter, it is aged for at least 50 days.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Galician style octopus

Galician style : octopus boiled in water and cut into one-centimeter-thick slices, topped with olive oil, salt, and sprinkled with paprika or chili.
Served with potatoes with paprika and olive oil.

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Game birds

Roast wood pigeon with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Sea fish

Coulibiac

Russia.
Puff pastry filled with sea bass and salmon mixed with mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, onion and dill.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with morel sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Desserts

Chocolate marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Cooked meats

Lomo embuchado

Spain.
Lomo : pork shoulder sausage marinated and aged for several months.
Served raw in very thin slices.

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