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Meal families

Desserts

Cherry and pistachio 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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Sea fish

Cold salmon mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Cooked meats

Young partridge pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Quart

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

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Cheeses

Idiazabal

Spain. Basque Country.
Hard raw ewe's milk cheese in uncooked pressed.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fresh goat cheese quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil and pepperoni (sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey with paprika or another pepper).

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Main meals

Couscous

Steamed semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland.
Hard unpasteurized cow's whole milk cheese.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Veal

Veal tenderloin with mushrooms

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Poultry

Goose with red wine sauce

Goose marinated in red wine before cooking.

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Cheeses

Gruyère

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Franche-Comté.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Poultry

Chicken with Comté sauce

Comté sauce : grated Comté with white wine, fresh cream and shallots.

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