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Meal families

Beef

Grilled beef with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Cheeses

Bonchester

United Kingdom. Scotland.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Consommé and Soup

Zurrukutuna

Basque Country.
Soup with cod, peppers and garlic.

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Veal

Piccata milanese

Piccata: Italian cuisine. Thin slices of meat, usually chicken or beef, floured and browned, then sautéed in olive oil, served with a sauce obtained by deglazing the pan with white wine, mixed with lemon juice, butter, parsley and capers.

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Freshwater fish

Bordeaux style sturgeon

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

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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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Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel and salmon tart

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb shank with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Niolo

France. Corsica. Niolo.
Soft-ripened sheep or goat's cheese with washed rind.

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