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Meatloaf
Mixture of minced meat (lamb, beef, pork, veal, etc) with milk, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and spices, baked in the oven or in a pot and usually rectangular in shape.
Served cold, warm or hot.
Desserts
Peach crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
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Buttermilk blue
United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Cheeses
Zamorano
Spain. Castile and León. Zamora.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.
Cheeses
Trappe de Timadeuc
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.
Sea fish
Sole fillets with white wine sauce
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
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Rack of lamb with poivrade sauce
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.
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Brocciu
France. Corsica.
Sheep’s milk cheese made from a combination of milk and whey.
Shellfish and Seafood
Crayfish with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Vol-au-vent financiere
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.
Consommé and Soup
Vichyssoise
Soup made with mashed potatoes, leeks, onions, cream, and chicken broth.
Served hot or cold.