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Meal families

Cheeses

Boulette de Cambrai

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Offal and tripe

Venetian calf’s liver

Venetian : cooked with sweet onions and deglazed with balsamic vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed langoustine with lemon butter

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Others

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with béchamel sauce, baked golden.
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with parsley sauce

Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Main meals

Tablier de sapeur

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Beef tripe cooked in broth and marinated in white wine, then cut into triangles, breaded, and fried.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes and mayonnaise, gribiche sauce or tartar sauce.

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Cheeses

Creamy Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a pale yellow natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Smoked Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Oak smoked soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind then wrapped in black wax.

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Desserts

Cherry scones

United Kingdom. Scotland.
Small sweet cake or loaf made with oat, wheat, or barley flour and leavening.

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Sea fish

Sea bream in salt crust with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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