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Meal families

Sea fish

Monkfish blanquette

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Semi-soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Montasio

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with brushed rind (Fresco: matured up to 2 months; Mezzano from 5-10 months; Stagionata more than 10 months).

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Game animals

Spoon hare with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce

A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole (4-8 hours at 160°C) , hollowed and filled then browned before serving.
Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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