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Meal families

Main meals

Aligot and grilled Toulouse sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with thyme

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Cheeses

Mascaré de Banon

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of whole raw sheep's and goat's milk rectangular cheese curdled with a natural rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine aumoniere

Langoustine meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé topped with caramel

Pavé : chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Cheeses

Mature Clothbound Cheddar

United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Desserts

Cassata

Italy. Sicily.
Sponge cake soaked with fruit juice or liqueur and filled with ricotta and chocolate or vanilla cream. Covered with green-colored almond paste icing and candied fruits.

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Cooked meats

Pâté en croûte

Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.

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