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Meal families

Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

United States. California. Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.

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Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep cheese with raw milk. The rind is rubbed with a paste made from Espelette peppers.

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Cold starters

Taramasalata

Greece. Turkey.
Specialty based on salted and cured roe (cod or mullet) added with olive oil and fresh cream and lemon.
In France, generally served with blinis.

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Game animals

Spoon hare with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce

A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole (4-8 hours at 160°C) , hollowed and filled then browned before serving.
Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Beef

Steak au poivre

Beef meat flambéed in Cognac and served with peppercorn sauce flavored with white wine, Marsala or Porto and possibly accompanied by mustard.

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