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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Dog cockle and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Poultry

Coq au vin

Wine stewed chicken.

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Consommé and Soup

White gazpacho

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Game animals

Haunch of wild boar

Haunch : leg.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Cheeses

Cashel blue

Ireland. Tipperary.
Semi-soft pasteurized whole cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Cheeses

Leonardo

Italy.
Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Beef

Pastrami

Beef salted, smoked and cut in thin slices.

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Beef

Fleischschnacka

France. Alsace.
(Snail meat). Specialty consisting of a stuffing made from cooked meat (usually leftover pot-au-feu) with egg, onion, parsley, pepper and salt rolled in noodle dough before being pan-fried and then poached in broth.
Usually accompanied by roasted potatoes and green salad.

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Rabbit

Rabbit gibelotte with red wine

Rabbit stew with red wine.

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Rabbit

Rabbit a la provencale

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cheeses

Provolone dolce

Italy. Lombardy.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with veal rennet.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Parmesan risotto

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Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Main meals

Cottage cheese pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled prawns

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Game animals

Bordeaux style wild boar fillet

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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