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Meal families

Desserts

Chocolate ganache

A blend of fresh cream and chocolate.

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Cheeses

Oma

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 2-3 months.

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Desserts

Pineapple carpaccio

Pineapple sliced into very thin pieces, drizzled with a vanilla syrup.

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Poultry

Chicken fricassee with mushrooms

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Cheeses

Tricorne

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Cheeses

Hopelessly Bleu

United States. Texas.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Cooked meats

Grenier médocain

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Médoc.
Andouille made from pork stomachs, intestines, and strips of ham, cooked in a garlicky, spiced vegetable broth.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish

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Veal

Roasted veal medallion

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sea fish

Atascaburras

Spain. Albacete. Cuenca.
Brandade made with salted cod, olive oil, potatoes, and chestnuts.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Linguine alle vongole

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with braised endive

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Cheeses

Patachouffe

Belgium.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : a vegetable stew (celery, onion, bell pepper) with a thick, highly aromatic broth, to which seafood (typically crab, shrimp, or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken, and smoked meats like andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Dish usually served with rice.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with olive oil

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Cheeses

Sapore del piave

Italy. Veneto. Oderzo.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk.
Ripening : over 12 months.

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