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Meal families

Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : cooked beef dish (generally pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with black olives

Navarin : stew.

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Game birds

Roasted mallard with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Poultry

Poularde en vessie

En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Croziflette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pasta gratin with fresh cream and reblochon.

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Appetizers

Pistade de piste

France. Occitanie. Hérault. Sète.
Spreadable preparation based on raw flesh of young squid (piste) mixed with a sauce made from anchovies, olive oil, parsley and chili pepper.
Eaten on a slice of toast.

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Offal and tripe

Pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made of feet and paunch sheep stuffed with belly or salt pork simmered in a white wine sauce and tomato.

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Cheeses

Oka ashed

Canada. Quebec.
Semi-soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a striking vein of ash through the middle and a washed rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawn aumoniere

Prawn meat cooked in filo pastry.

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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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Main meals

Langoustine sushi

Sushi : cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid in american sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pumpkin flan

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Desserts

Floating island

Whipped egg whites on sponge cake with custard and usually caramel sauce.

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Game animals

Salmi of venison

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

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Main meals

Auvergne style potée

Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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Desserts

Peach crumble

United Kingdom. United States.
Fruit poured into a baking dish or in form of dumpling and covered wit a batter or a biscuit before cooking.

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