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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style calf liver

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

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Veal

Roast milk-fed veal

Milk-fed veal : calf of less than 20 weeks milk-fed only.

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Cheeses

Young Edam

Netherlands. Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind annatto colored.

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb confit

Knuckle of lamb : meat joint from below the knee.

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Cheeses

Etxegarai

Spain. Basque Country.
Hard raw ewe's milk smoked cheese in uncooked pressed.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Game birds

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sea fish

Grilled turbot with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Desserts

Pineapple and coconut crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Cheeses

Gaperon

France. Auvergne.
Pasteurized or unpasteurised soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with rind and flavored with cracked peppercorns and garlic.
Ancestor of Boursin cheese.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pizza

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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese similar to cream cheese with garlic and herbs.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from raw cow's milk.

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Cheeses

Stichelton

United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire.
Blue unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mouclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes. Charentes-Maritimes.
Dish with bouchot mussels and garlic, bouquet garni, Charentes butter, cream, shallots, egg yolks and Pineau des Charentes (or dry white wine of Charentes or Cognac).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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