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Le Cathelain

[French]

A disc of soft smooth cheese made with goat’s milk in Lyonnais. The name comes from a dialect word for goat. It has a pale paste and a natural rind and contains 45% fat (dry). The curds are uncooked and unpressed. Affinage is usually 15 days.

Le Caussedou

[French]

A mild, soft sheep’s milk cheese made on farms in Quercy.

leche

[French]

A thin slice

le chef

[French]

The starter for bread.

Le Columbo

[French]

A type of curry mixture popular in the West Indies. It consists of garlic, chillis, mustard seeds, saffron, coriander (US: cilantro), black pepper and cumin.

Le Cornilly

[French]

A soft to hard goat's milk cheese from Centre.

Le Fougerus

[French]

A Brie-type cheese, slightly larger than a Coulommiers with a fern leaf, the smell of which blends with the smell of the mould. It is supple and sweet with a salty taste. From the Île-de-France.

legère

[French]

Light. It also refers to a type of light beer.

legère

[French]

Light ale

légine antarctique

[French] plural légines antarctiques

Antarctic toothfish. A fish with a taste similar to swordfish and tuna, fished in the Southern Atlantic and Southern Ocean.