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Cassoulet (French pronunciation: [ka.su.lɛ] from Occitan caçolet [kasuˈlet]) is a rich slow-cooked casserole originating in the south of France containing meat (typically pork sausages goose duck and sometimes mutton) pork skin (couennes) and white beans (haricots blancs).The dish is named after its traditional cooking vessel the cassole a deep round earthenware pot with slanting sides.The region once known as the province of Languedoc is the traditional homeland of cassoulet especially the towns of Toulouse Carcassonne and Castelnaudary the town which claims to be where the dish originated.
