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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with provencal herbs

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

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Cheeses

Brie with black truffles

France. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind, cut in half with slices of black truffle.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mouclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes. Charentes-Maritimes.
Dish with bouchot mussels and garlic, bouquet garni, Charentes butter, cream, shallots, egg yolks and Pineau des Charentes (or dry white wine of Charentes or Cognac).

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Main meals

Dauphiné raviole with fresh cream

Dauphiné raviole : filled pasta (cottage cheese and parsley).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop gratin

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Cheeses

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Cow's milk cheese with pale yellow colour and strong flavour.
Available in soft, medium, hard and extra hard.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini with garlic and parsley

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Sea fish

Sea bass with herbes de Provence in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Mt Tam

United States. California.
Triple cream cow's milk cheese, soft-ripened with white mould rind.

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Salads

Tuna Nicoise salad

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

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Sauces

Provencal sauce

Crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley boiled in oil.

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Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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Cheeses

Winnimere

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind wrapped in strips of spruce.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cheeses

Goat brie cheese

Canada. Ontario.
Triple cream pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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