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Meal families

Cheeses

Mascarpone

Italy. Lombardy. Lodi.
Fresh cheese made from buffalo or cow's milk with very high fat content, coagulated by adding lemon juice or white vinegar.
This is the equivalent of the cream in Italian cuisine.

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Main courses

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).

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Cold starters

Meze

Eastern Mediterranean.
Small dishes (ten to one hundred, with eggplant caviar, dolmas, vegetable salads, tabbouleh, etc.) served on small plates (like antipasti) for a party or family meal to accompany alcoholic beverages.

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Seafish

Angulas a la bilbaína

Basque Country.
Dish made with elvers, garlic, olive oil, and chili pepper.

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Pork

Grilled marinated pork chop

Marinated pork with garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt.

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Cheeses

Camisard

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind wrapped in a thin slice of bacon, can be heated in the oven or in a pan.
Dish usually served with a green salad.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Basque cake with black jam

Basque Country.
Cake filled with black cherry jam.

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Sauces

Horseradish sauce

Horseradish sauce : velouté with grated horseradish added.

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Cured Meats

Prosciutto di Parma

Italy. Parma.
Ham from Duroc or Large White pigs slaughtered at around 9 months of age.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Seven hour shoulder of lamb

Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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Cheeses

Dry Jack Monterey

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal grilled lamb

Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Seafish

Grilled shad with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cured Meats

Smoked ham and potato rösti

Rösti : potato pancake.

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