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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini

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Cheeses

Pigouille

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw sheep's milk and mould on the rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Desserts

Apple bourdaloue

Apple and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morel sauce

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

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Main meals

Chicken waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs whose broth is bound with butter or cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Bombe tricolor

Bombe : spherical or semi-spherical shaped ice.
Pistachio, strawberry and vanilla ice creams with meringue.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with morel sauce

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

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Sea fish

Provencal hake steak

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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