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Meal families

Desserts

Peach trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Aiglon aux herbes

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Beef

Piece of beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Camisard

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind wrapped in a thin slice of bacon, can be heated in the oven or in a pan.
Dish usually served with a green salad.

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Desserts

Cherries Jubilee

Cherries poached in a light syrup and then flambéed with kirsch.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Meat lasagna

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Quiche lorraine

Shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream blended with bacon bits.

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Cheeses

Stichelton

United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire.
Blue cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk with a natural rind.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

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

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Warm starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Poultry

Spatchcocked chicken with herbes de Provence

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Veal

Veal chop with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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