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Meal families

Main meals

Couscous

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

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Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

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

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Cheeses

Rogeret des Cévennes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche. Vivarais.
Soft goat's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Cheeses

Kanternagelkaas

Netherlands. Friesland. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese flavoured with cumin and cloves.

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Cold starters

Smoked salmon and shrimps in aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pounti

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Rouergue.
Pâté made from wheat or rye flour with chard, eggs, milk, bacon or sausage meat and prunes cooked in a casserole or terrine.
Generally eaten with a salad.
Served cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Rost knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : meat joint from below the knee.

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Sea fish

Turbot with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Cooked meats

Pork pâté

Served cold.

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Beef

Rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Beaufort old

France. Savoie.
Raw whole cow’s milk cheese.
Ripening : over 10 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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