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Meal families

Cheeses

Roth Private Reserve

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : over 6 months.

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Cheeses

Bleu mont dairy bandaged Cheddar

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind and wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 12 to 24 months.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with smoked bacon

Trout served with smoked bacon bits and seasoned with persillade (a mixture of parsley and garlic).

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Veal

Roasted veal medallion

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with sweet garlic and basil

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Sheep and Goats

Confit lamb epigrams

Epigrams : lamb breast pieces.

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Others

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Cheeses

Buttermilk blue affinée

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Sea fish

Tuna in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade made with oil and vinegar (or lemon juice).

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Sea fish

Monkfish and spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes and hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb in salt crust

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger prawn

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Cheeses

Mignon

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind. Refining : at least 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with herbs

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sauces

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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