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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Saintonge mouclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes. Charentes-Maritimes.
Dish based on mussels from bouchot with garlic, a bouquet garni, Charentes butter, fresh cream, curry, shallots, egg yolks, and Pineau des Charentes (or a dry white wine from Charentes or Cognac, depending on the recipe).

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with wild mushrooms

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Cheeses

Kanternagelkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk flavored with cumin and clove.

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Beef

Boeuf à la mode

Meat slowly cooked in a pot over low heat with white wine, carrots, onion, and broth flavored with herbes de Provence.

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Cheeses

Irish porter cheddar

Ireland. County Limerick.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk infused in Porter beer and wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 6 to 10 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramel pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream

Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.

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Poultry

Galette with chicken

Galette : savory crepe.

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Cheeses

Aisy cendré

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind covered with ash.

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Cheeses

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
The packaging usually specifies the intensity of the cheese (mild, medium, strong, extra-strong, , etc) and sometimes the maturation (young, matured, old, vintage, , etc).
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Cured Meats

Lyon-style andouillette

Cooked andouillette with onions, deglazed cooking juices with vinegar.
Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Cured Meats

Andouille de Jargeau

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Jargeau.
Pork sausage using at least 60% pork meat and pork belly.
Served cold as first course.

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