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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Provencal lamb daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Main meals

Ratatouille

Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.

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Cheeses

Durrus

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

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Desserts

Bananas Foster

Banana flambé with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Cheeses

Mont d’or

France. Franche-Comté. Haut-Doubs.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Available from September 10 to May 10.

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Sea fish

Lutefisk

Scandinavia.
Traditional dish based on dried white fish soaked in cold water for several days, then placed for two days in a saturated solution of sodium hydroxide then soaked in cold water for 4 to 6 days.
Served with bacon, goat cheese, mustard, mashed split peas and potatoes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Octopus galician style

Galician style : octopus cooked in boiling water and cut into slices of one centimeter thick covered with olive oil, salt and sprinkled with paprika or chili.
Served with boiled potatoes.

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