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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster

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Shellfish and Seafood

Eclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime.
Mussels cooked in a pine thorn fire.
Generally eaten with bread and butter.

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Pork

Peking knuckle of pork with spices

Glazed : spreading honey on the skin of an animal before cooking to obtain a crunchy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Verano

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 6 months.

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Poultry

Duck bigarade

Bigarade sauce : sauce of veal stock with orange juice and oran.ge juice and zestvec du jus d’orange et du zeste d’orange.

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Desserts

Peach shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : sweet cake covered with a layer of fruit, juice and whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Whole roasted turbot with black truffle juice

Gutted and cooked whole fish (not in fillet).
Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Sea fish

Stockfish

Cod salted then air-dried.

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Poultry

Duck breast with poached pears and red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets in Normandy style

Sole fillets and sauce based on fresh cream with cider, mushrooms, shrimps and mussels.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Nord. Pas de Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.

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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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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with juniper berries

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

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb irish stew

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

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