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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Pistache Saint-Gaudinoise

France. Midi-Pyrénées. Haute Garonne.
Mutton stew with white bean, pork, lard and garlic.

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Cheeses

Brie

France. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Desserts

Berliner doughnut

Deep-fried balls filled with marmalade, jam, custard and icing with powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top.

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Cheeses

Asiago d’allevo

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Hard, cow's milk cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus

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Desserts

Charlotte royale

Charlotte made with bavarian cream and ladyfingers.

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Cheeses

Provolone dolce

Italy. Lombardy.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with veal rennet.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
Tapenade: garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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Appetizers

Poivrade artichokes with olive oil

Raw vegetables soaked with seasoned olive oil.

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Cheeses

Ocooch Mountain

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 3-4 months.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads

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

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Consommé and Soup

Chicken chorba

Algeria.
Soup with chickpeas, chicken, vermicelli, spices and fresh herbs.

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Desserts

Red velvet cake

United States.
Chocolate layer cake covered with ermine icing, cream cheese frosting or buttercream frosting.
Traditionally served at Christmas or Valentine's Day.

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 36 months.

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Poultry

Pullet in demi deuil with Albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Flammekueche

France. Alsace.
Thin layer of dough covered with cream or cheese and bacon and onions.

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Desserts

Nun’s puffs

Small choux pastry soufflé fritter with sugar.

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