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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish from Lazio with eggs, cheese (Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and optionally cream.

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Main meals

Berthoud

France. Haute-Savoie.
Abondance cheese rubbed with garlic, grated or cut, seasoned and covered with white wine then browned.
Served with jacket potatoes.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with 40 cloves of garlic

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Main meals

Flemish waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs whose broth is bound with butter or cream.

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Cooked meats

Young rabbit terrine

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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Rabbit

Rabbit a la provencale

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

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Cheeses

Abbaye de Belloc

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Semi-hard sheep's whole milk cheese.

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Cheeses

Triple Play Extra Innings

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese from pasteurized goat's, sheep's and cow’s milk without rind.
Ripening : over a year.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

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Eggs

Aumale scrambled eggs

Scrambled eggs, mixed with butter or cream, with tomato puree and veal kidney diced and sautéed with Madeira.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Neapolitan pizza

Pizza made with garlic, basil, mozzarella di Bufala Campana, oregano, tomato, olive oil and sea salt.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with garlic cream

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Beef

Hachis parmentier

Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Poultry

Spatchcocked chicken with herbs de Provence

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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