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Meal families

Main meals

Auvergne style potée

Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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Desserts

Damson crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza quattro formaggi

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Cheeses

Appenzeller Surchoix

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 to 6 months.
Gold label.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb stuffed with black truffle

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

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Pork

Pork crépinettes with apple

Crépinettes : ground pork in small flat sausage.

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Sauces

Pistou

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Sauce made from crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Main meals

Vegetable couscous

Steamed semolina served with vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with goat cheese

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Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

United States. California. Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.

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Desserts

Peach bourdaloue

Peach and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons

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Others

Oriental style pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Quince ice cream

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Desserts

Chestnut macaron

Macaron : cupcake made with two meringue cookies and a cream or ganache between them.

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