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Meal families

Cooked meats

Caillette with herbs

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with washed rind.

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Desserts

Douillon à la pomme

Francia. Normandy.
Cored apple stuffed with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter or jam for the children, baked in a shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Maroilles tart

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Desserts

Florentins

Crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate covered with a mixture of almonds, crème fraîche, candied orange peel and honey.

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Sea fish

Steamed John Dory in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Gubbeen smoked cheese

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind covered in black wax.

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Desserts

Red fruit crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with artichokes a la barigoule

A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.

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Cheeses

Curé nantais

France. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese.

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Cheeses

Smažený hermelín

Czech Republic.
Breaded cheese.

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Cheeses

L’Ami du Chambertin

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened pasteurized or raw cow's milk cheese with washed rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Noisette of lamb with sweet spices

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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