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Meal families

Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : over 5 months.

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Sauces

Parsley sauce

Parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cheeses

Brocciu passu

France. Corsica.
Ewe's milk cheese combining milk and whey.
Ripening : 21 days to 4 months maximum.

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Cheeses

Sapore del piave

Italy. Veneto. Oderzo.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : over 12 months.

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Others

Pinchitos

Spain. Andalusia. Extremadura.
Skewers of small cubes of marinated meat (usually pork or chicken) threaded onto a skewer and cooked on charcoal braziers.
The marinade is made from olive oil, aromatic herbs, spices (garlic, cumin, turmeric, oregano, paprika, pepper, thyme, etc.) and salt.

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Main meals

Moussaka

Speciality of the Balkans and the Middle East.
Dish made up of layers of minced mutton, aubergine, onion and tomato.

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Cheeses

Old Kentucky Tomme

United States. Indiana.
Raw goat's milk semi-soft cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 months.

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Sea fish

Salmon in parchment in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Cheeses

Schloss

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk triple-crème cheese with a orange rind packed in wooden cup.
Ripening : 5 months.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Beef

Sukalki

Basque Country.
Beef stew made with potatoes and vegetables.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with rosemary

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

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Appetizers

Cade

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Desserts

Blueberry pierogi

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

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Pork

Diots with polenta

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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