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Meal families

Cheeses

Charolais

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Poultry

Phat kaphrao kai

Thailand.
Stir-fried sliced chicken with basil and chili.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp raviole with langoustine

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fouace angevine

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Warm round loaf filled with pork rillettes.

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Desserts

Plum turnover

Turnover : pastry made with puff pastry filled with fruit compote.

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Pork

Salt pork

Salt-cured pork.

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Cold starters

Langoustines with mayonnaise

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

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Cheeses

Rogue river blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy.
Ripening : 9 to 11 months.

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Desserts

Queen of Sheba cake

Chocolate and almond cake.

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Cooked meats

Young rabbit paté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish gratin

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.
Served hot.

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Cheeses

Durrus

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 weeks.

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