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Meal families

Desserts

Walnut ricotta

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Offal and tripe

Tripes à la mode de Caen

France. Normandy.
Stew made with the four parts of a veal’s stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum) and an ox foot.

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Game birds

Pheasant salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Sea fish

Gurnard with white wine

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Main meals

Lorraine style potée

Soup with slices of toasted bread and vegetables topped with cured meats.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Beef

Braised oxtails in red wine sauce

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Cooked meats

Prisuttu

Aged for 12 to 18 months.

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Cheeses

Coolea Plain

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a yellow waxed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Desserts

Fruit tabbouleh

ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with parmesan

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with ginger

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Marinated leg of lamb with red wine

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Poultry

Bordeaux style duck confit

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

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