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Meal families

Desserts

Peach pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Cooked meats

Andouille de Jargeau

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Jargeau.
Pork sausage using at least 60% pork meat and pork belly.
Served cold as first course.

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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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Cheeses

Provolone piccante

Italy. Lombardy.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with kid rennet.

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Salads

Tuna Nicoise salad

Raw vegetable salad with tuna, boiled eggs and olive oil.

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Main meals

Fish and couscous

Couscous : steamed semolina served with meat stew (lamb, chicken, merguez) accompanied by a spicy broth. Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Main meals

Mique lotoise

France. Quercy.
A type of bread ball cooked in broth with meat (usually salt pork or ribs and shank, sometimes andouille sausage) and vegetables (carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potato).
Served hot or cold.

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Poultry

Salmi of pigeon

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken and porcini pie

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : cooked beef dish (generally pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and black truffle

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with jelly

Oysters poached in their own juice and served on a lemon jelly made with chicken stock.

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Others

Frog legs with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Cheeses

Pecorino Toscano

Italy. Tuscany.
Semi-hard cheese with sheep’s milk semi-cooked and pressed with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 20 days minimum.

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