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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Zucchini provençal
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
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Souvlaki
Cyprus. Greece.
Small pieces of meat (lamb, beef, mutton, pork, chicken) cut into cubes and marinated in lemon juice and olive oil with vegetables, aromatics (oregano, thyme), herbs, pepper and salt, then grilled on a spit or on a skewer.
Served in a plate or on pita bread.
Poultry
Duck salmis
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.
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Seven hour braised leg of lamb with sweet potatoes
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie
Mushroom quiche
Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.
Cheeses
Gorgonzola dolce
Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : less than 3 months.
Sauces
Black truffle butter
Black truffle butter : butter with black truffle and Cognac.
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Chicken Marengo
Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.
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Clams with mariniere sauce
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Rigotte de Condrieu
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind colored with annatto.
Cold starters
Lobster 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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