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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with orange

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Main meals

Paella valenciana

Rice dish with olive oil, vegetables, meat and/or fish, shellfish cooked in a pan called paella.

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Cheeses

San Andreas

United States. California.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blintz with smoked salmon

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Cold starters

Fresh Sainte-Maure and pistachio terrine

Sainte-Maure : goat cheese.

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Cheeses

Gouda Holland

Netherlands.
Semi-soft whole cow's milk.

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Cooked meats

Young partridge pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Champcol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's cheese with mould on the rind.

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Cheeses

Rebibes de L’Etivaz

Rebibes : cheese shavings.
L'Etivaz : Switzerland. Vaud. Hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Bresse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Bresse.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese.

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Sauces

Tartar sauce

Mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Salads

Salade périgourdine

Mixed salad with croutons, candied or dried gizzards, duck breast, walnuts, lettuce and tomatoes.

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Cheeses

Vendôme cendré

France. Centre. Orléanais. Villiers-sur-Loir.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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