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Meal families

Beef

Grisons dried beef

Switzerland. Graubünden.
Beef salted with spices and herbs then dried.

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Cold starters

Fresh sea urchin

Eaten raw with lemon.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca tierno

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with white paste.
Ripening : 21 to 60 days.

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Desserts

Paris-Brest

Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.

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Poultry

Duck dodine

Kind of meatloaf.
Boneless meat duck, rolled, stuffed, poached or braised, served with a red wine sauce mixed with mushrooms and thickened with meat glaze.

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Game birds

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini mushrooms

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Offal and tripe

Pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made with sheep’s feet and stuffed tripe, filled with pork belly or salted pork, slowly simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce.

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Desserts

Mandarin bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Others

Shish kebab

Mediterranean cuisine.
Skewersed grilled or roasted meat.

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Consommé and Soup

Mussel soup

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