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Meal families

Cheeses

Maytag Blue cheese

United States. Iowa.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind colored with annatto.

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Cooked meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

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Cheeses

Limburger

Germany. Netherlands. Limburg.
Soft cheese made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk with washed rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini mushrooms

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel and salmon tart

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Desserts

Raspberry mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White beans in tomato sauce

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Cheeses

Bocconcino

Italy. Campania.
Fresh stretched-curd cheese made from small-sized buffalo milk (bite-sized).

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Others

Crab guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Mixture of minced meat (lamb, beef, pork, veal, etc) with milk, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and spices, baked in the oven or in a pot and usually rectangular in shape.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Warm starters

Lobster raviole with fresh cream

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Desserts

Pineapple boat

Boat : a hollowed-out fruit or vegetable, filled and presented in the shape of a small boat.

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