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Meal families

Main courses

Koftas

Meatballs made from meat (half beef, half lamb) mixed with spices and/or onions and fried in oil.

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Main courses

Chicken tajine with almonds and dates

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Seafish

Herring with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Main courses

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano tierno

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, white in color.
Ripening : 21 to 60 days.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style lamb kidneys

Kidney cooked in red wine and topped with bordelaise sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Dark chocolate

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Cheeses

Bleu des basques

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Provençal-style tomatoes

Parsleyed tomatoes with garlic, onions, and breadcrumbs.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Sugar pie

Belgium. Canada. Quebec. France.
Tart filled with butter, fresh cream and sugar.
The dough varies depending on the origin (Canada : shortcrust pastry).

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Offal and tripe

Lyon-style gras-double

Gras-double : tripe cooked with onions.

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