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Meal families

Cheeses

Pélardon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with seafood

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Ovelha amanteigado

Portugal. Beira Alta.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable tian

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cooked meats

Jamón ibérico

Dry-cured ham produced from black Iberian pigs (pure breed or crossed with at least 50% black Iberian pig with Duroc pigs).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Linguine alle vongole

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop gratin

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Poultry

Chicken fricassee with cream sauce

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with morel sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Pork

Braised pork shoulder

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Veal

Pozharsky veal cutlet

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, cream, and eggs, pan-fried until golden.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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