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Cheeses
Pecorino Toscano stagionato
Italy. Tuscany.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Patatas bravas
Spain.
specialty of potatoes cut into cubes about two centimeters in size, then fried in oil with garlic and served hot with aioli (Catalonia) or a spicy tomato sauce.
Main meals
Chicken tajine with lemon confit and olives
Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.
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Lobster summer roll
Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.
Poultry
Bordeaux style duck daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
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Poached chicken with supreme sauce
Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.
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Scallop carpaccio with citrus
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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Bossons macérés
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche. Vivarais. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône.
Cheese made in a stoneware jar from leftover goat or sheep tomme, mixed with marc brandy, olive oil and white wine, all seasoned with aromatics (garlic, spices, aromatic herbs, onion, pepper, , etc).
Comes in the form of a spreadable paste on bread or potatoes.
Ripening : 2 months.
Poultry
Braised pigeon
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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Scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.
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Braised leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Consommé and Soup
Gazpacho with green pepper
Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.
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