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Jambon-fromage

France.
Ham sandwich with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise, with cheese and filled with slices of ham, often pickles.

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Beef

Orange beef

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with sweet garlic and basil

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni bolognese

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Cooked meats

Prosciutto di Parma

Italy. Parma.
Ham from the pork breeds : Duroc or Large White and slaughtered at the age of 9 months.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Main meals

Pot roast

United States.
Dish based on a piece of beef braised for a long time in a liquid with vegetables (carrot, celery, onion, potato, etc.).

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral with sorrel sauce

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Sauces

Newburg sauce

Lobster butter with cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira.

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Main meals

Mushroom fondue

Gruyère cheese fondue with Vacherin fribourgeois cheese and mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Chaource

France. Champagne-Ardenne.
Soft-ripened raw whole cow’s milk cheese with rind.

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