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Mique lotoise

Mique lotoise

France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).

A type of bread dumpling cooked in a broth with meat (usually salt pork, short ribs, and hock, sometimes also andouille sausage) and vegetables (carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potato).

Served hot or cold.

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Morvandelle pote

Morvandelle pote

Mixture of pork and charcuterie with carrots, green cabbage, turnips, leeks, and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.

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Moussaka

Moussaka

Balkans. Middle East.

Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.

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Nigirizushi

Nigirizushi

Vinegared rice hand-pressed and topped with an ingredient (raw or cooked fish, seafood, vegetables, etc.), usually served with wasabi.

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Oiseau sans tête

Oiseau sans tête

Ground veal (made with bread soaked in milk and beef and pork, or pork and veal) seasoned (garlic, shallot, parsley, pepper, salt) wrapped and tied in a thin veal cutlet. The dish is then browned in lard before simmering in a broth made with beer and beef stock.

Serve with mashed potatoes.

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Ossobuco

Ossobuco

Italy. Milan.

Specialty of braised veal shanks with vegetables, white wine and broth.

Usually garnished with gremolata and traditionally served with risotto alla milanese.

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Pad thai

Pad thai

Thailand.

Wok-fried rice noodles with grilled shrimp, bean sprouts, scrambled egg, crumbled tofu, in a nam pla (fish sauce) dressing.

Served with a sweet lime-based sauce.

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Paella

Paella

Long saffron rice with olive oil accompanied by vegetables, meat and/or fish and shellfish cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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Paella valenciana

Paella valenciana

The ten mandatory ingredients are : carob bean, green bean, rabbit, chicken, rice, tomato, olive oil, water, saffron and salt, all cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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