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Meal families

Consommé and Soup

Chowder

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).

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Cooked meats

Capicola

France. Italy. Switzerland.
Pork cold cut from the dry-cured muscle running from the neck to the shoulder.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken en vessie

En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.

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Pork

Roasted jambonneau

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
Can be breaded and eaten cold with a salad.

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Others

Chicken gyros

Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

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Cheeses

Blarney Castle

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Consommé and Soup

Lobster gazpacho

Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with black truffle zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza marinara

Italy. Naples.
Pizza with tomato, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, and oregano.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Smoked salmon lasagna with mixed herbs

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Eggs

Oeufs en meurette

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Poached eggs with red wine sauce, bacon lardons and onion compote.

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Game birds

Young partridge salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Gouda Holland

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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