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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.

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Poultry

Squab with duck foie gras

Squab stuffed with duck foie gras

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal grilled lamb

Provencal : with sautéed tomato in olive oil with bread, garlic, onion and parsley.

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Sea fish

Bourride

France. Languedoc. Provence.
Fish stew based on stewed white fishes (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet) with a brunoise of vegetables (carrots, celery, onions, leeks ...) with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with sweet garlic and basil

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

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Cooked meats

Pheasant pâté

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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Sea fish

Poached sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Others

Crab rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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Consommé and Soup

White gazpacho

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Cheeses

Chabichou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk fed lamb with savory

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Desserts

Douillon à la poire

France. Normandy.
Cored pear stuffed with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter or jam for the children, baked in a shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Desserts

Apricot and almond pastilla

Filo coated with honey, almond and pistachio and covered with custard and topped with apricot and icing sugar.

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