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Meal families

Cheeses

Torta del Casar

Spain. Extremadura.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a medium to very creamy texture and a semi-hard rind between yellow and ocher in color.

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Desserts

Raspberry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Appetizers

Poivrade artichokes with olive oil

Poivrade artichoke : young Violet de Provence artichoke.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Cheeses

Manchego

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.

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Beef

Rib steak with potatoes and thyme

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Pan-fried sea bass pavé

Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.

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Appetizers

Anchovy butter

Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Salads

Nicoise salad

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Crudités salad with anchovies or tuna, hard-boiled eggs and olive oil.
Do not serve fine wine.

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Cheeses

Tomme de chèvre

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from goat's milk.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb in herbs crust

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Cabricharme

Belgium. Ardennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : mullet roe (the Provençal name for mullet) salted and dried.

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