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Cheeses

Limburger

Limburger

Germany. Netherlands. Limburg.

Soft cheese made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk with washed rind.

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Cheeses

Lincoln log

Lincoln log

United States. Michigan.

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.

Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Linzer Torte

Linzer Torte

Austria. Linz.

Shortcrust pastry with almond or walnut stuffed with raspberry jam or redcurrant jelly.

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Cheeses

Livarot

Livarot

France. Normandy.

Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à la parisienne

Lobster à la parisienne

Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à l’américaine

Lobster à l’américaine

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.

In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Cold starters

Lobster aspic

Lobster aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Bellevue

Lobster Bellevue

Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.

Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claws in americaine sauce

Lobster claws in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.

In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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