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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti bolognese
Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.
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Braised veal chop
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
> view pairingsAppetizers
Pistade de piste
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Spread made with raw young squid meat (piste) mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Desserts
Caramel crème renversée
Baked custard served in a ramekin with a caramel bottom, or unmolded, inverted, and topped with caramel.
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Pecorino sardo maturo
Italy. Sardinia.
Smoked, pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural dark-colored rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.
Desserts
Frangipane tart
Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops in americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Others
Shrimp guédille
Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.
Cheeses
Fleur d’Audresselles
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a salted water washed rind and colored with annatto.
Ripening : 4 to 6 weeks.
Sea fish
Grilled herring with mustard sauce
Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.
> view pairingsOffal and tripe
Braised veal sweetbreads with spices
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
> view pairingsMain meals
Gratin dauphinois with black truffle
Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Clams mariniere with thyme
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
> view pairingsSheep and Goats
Salt-crusted lamb with broad beans
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
> view pairingsSauces
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
> view pairingsMain meals
Black truffle stew
Black truffles cooked in fat and white wine diluted with broth, served with toasted bread.
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Shashlik
Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan…
Meat skewers (leg of lamb, sometimes beef or pork), aged and marinated in a flavored vinaigrette.


