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Meal families

Main meals

Venison hachis parmentier

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Eggs

Toupinel egg

Poached egg served in a baked potato and topped with Mornay sauce.

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Cheeses

Roquefort

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Freshwater fish

Eel in green sauce

Flemish speciality : pieces of eel simmered in a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs and served in a green herb sauce.

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Cheeses

French Gouda

France.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Warm starters

Shellfish raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Cheeses

L’amour de Nuits

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Pecorino sardo

Italy. Sardinia.
Smoked, pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural straw-colored rind.
Ripening : 20 to 60 days.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb and polenta

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts

Orangettes

Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style Bay scallops

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.

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Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord jeune

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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