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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal roasted shoulder of lamb

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and bay scallop cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine

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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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Offal and tripe

Provencal tripe

Tripe with garlic, onion, parsley, tomato…

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Peas risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Offal and tripe

Provencal pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made of feet and paunch sheep stuffed with belly or salt pork simmered in a white wine sauce and tomato.

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Main meals

Mique lotoise

France. Quercy.
A type of bread ball cooked in broth with meat (usually salt pork or ribs and shank, sometimes andouille sausage) and vegetables (carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potato).
Served hot or cold.

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Cooked meats

Macon-style small andouillette sausage

Small chitterling sausage with shallot, mushroom, white wine and mustard.

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Desserts

Frangipane tart

Frangipane: almond based cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum mixed with pastry cream.

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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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