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Meal families

Pork

Diots with polenta

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

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Sheep and Goats

Braised Seven hour leg of lamb with sweet potatoes

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..
Seven hour : Slow-cooking leg of lamb in wine with garlic and herbs until it is fall-off-the-bone tender and luscious

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with washed rind.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Sea fish

Salmon with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Consommé and Soup

Meatball soup

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Others

Pork pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Cheeses

Thomasville tomme

United States. Georgia.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with natural rind.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken in demi deuil

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.

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Cheeses

Fromage de Herve

Belgium. Limburger.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with vinaigrette and fresh cream sauce

Vinaigrette and fresh cream sauce : fresh cream, vinegar, pepper.

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Game birds

Quail with griottines

Griottines : cherries macerated in kirsch liqueur.

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Game birds

Salmi of pheasant

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Freshwater fish

Eel with persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Hummus

Mashed chickpeas and tahini (sesame cream) seasoned with garlic, salt and lemon juice. Served with olive oil.

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