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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Fouras mouclade

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

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Sauces

Perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Dark chocolate

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Main courses

Baeckeoffe

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Dish made with potatoes, meats, and mixed vegetables, slowly cooked with spices and white wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Blueberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Ossau-Iraty

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Chicken croquettes

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Parmesan breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Seafish

Roasted sole with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Rogeret des Cévennes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche. Vivarais.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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