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Meal families

Cheeses

Aiglon aux herbes

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Cheeses

Wrangeback

Sweden.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 10 to 15 months.

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine with salmon

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster aumoniere

Lobster meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Aguachile

Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).

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Sheep and Goats

Roast knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Cheeses

Citeaux

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Desserts

Kiwi pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cheeses

Tomme Trappe Echourgnac

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Desserts

Red berry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Asparagus gratin

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Cheeses

Fiumorbù

France. Corsica.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Sea fish

John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Tiramisu

Italy. Veneto.
A specialty made of Italian biscuits (Savoiardi) layered and soaked in coffee, with a mixture of whipped eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "Pull me up" (towards gastronomic bliss).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked red bell pepper

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