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Meal families

Cheeses

Castelmagno

Italy. Cuneo. Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.
Semi-hard raw whole cow's milk cheese with a washed rind, sometimes some milk from ewe or goat may be added to the cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Desserts

White chocolate merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Cake in shape of a sphere or a medium-sphere made of two meringues welded with praline whipped cream and covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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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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Desserts

Mango bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese similar to cream cheese with garlic and herbs.

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Beef

Roast beef tenderloin with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : fresh cream and veal stock (or poultry stock) with the addition of diced black truffles and shallots.

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Pork

Currywurst

Germany. Berlin.
Pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.
Served with bread rolls (Brötchen) or with french fries.

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Pork

Cold roast pork with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claw americaine

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

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Pork

Black pudding with Sarlat style potato

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Game animals

Roast haunch of venison

Haunch : leg.

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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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Eggs

Eggs mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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