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Meal families

Cheeses

Cabecou

France. Midi-Pyrénées.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Desserts

Strawberry miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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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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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in lemon

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Sea fish

Sea bass in salt crust 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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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruit, cream, sometimes jam.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with thyme

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

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Game animals

Roast haunch of venison

Haunch : leg.

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Sea fish

Monkfish with Romesco sauce

Romesco sauce: catalan specialty. Sauce with a rehash of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red pepper), bread, tomatoes, oil, vinegar and spices.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine aumoniere

Langoustine meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Cheeses

Holey cow

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized raw cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with pomegranate

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster

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Poultry

Chicken cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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