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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Bordeaux style lamb

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Cheeses

Dubliner vintage

Ireland. Cork.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : over 24 months.

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Cheeses

Maroilles

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Cheeses

Schlossberger alt

Suisse. Bern. Zäziwil.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 18 to 23 months.

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Game birds

Salmi of young partridge

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Dolma

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spider crab and pistou

Pistou : Provencal sauce of crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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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

Marinated octopus

Octopus marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with salad, onion, pepper, tomato…

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb cutlets

Champvallon : Baked between two layers of potatoes with a chicken stock.

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