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Meal families

Cheeses

Idiazábal ahumado

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Shrimp risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provencal Bay scallop

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Rabbit

Braised rabbit

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable pannequet with fresh herbs

Pannequet: pancake filled with a salty or sweet preparation.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Pan seared shrimp

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Consommé and Soup

Pauchouse

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Speciality made with fresh-water fish pieces (pike, perch, pike-perch) and fatty fish (eel, carp, salmon, tench, trout) cooked with white wine sauce and accompanied by croutons, bacon and potatoes.

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Cooked meats

Figatellu

Fresh sausage composed mainly of meat and pork liver with garlic.

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Desserts

Pear charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplant and goat cheese salad

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Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Game birds

Thrushes cassolette with black olive

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters a l’americaine

Oysters dipped in batter, then in breadcrumbs and fried in lard.
Served hot.

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