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Meal families

Cheeses

Fuzzy wheel

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat's and cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with hollandaise sauce

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

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Consommé and Soup

Pork goulash

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Cheeses

Persillé de Tignes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Tarentaise. Tignes.
Blue cheese made from a blend of raw goat’s (80%) and cow’s (20%) milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and natural rind.

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Cheeses

Old Kentucky Tomme

United States. Indiana.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 months.

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Cooked meats

Prosciutto di Parma

Italy. Parma.
Ham from Duroc or Large White pigs slaughtered at around 9 months of age.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Le Trou du Cru

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Desserts

Strawberry zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Sea fish

Sardinade

Whole, ungutted sardines, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with thyme blossoms or Herbes de Provence, then grilled.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main meals

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Desserts

Lemon and mascarpone mousse

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb chop

Champvallon : baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb whith thyme

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Beef

Beef Wellington

Beef fillet in puff pastry with spices such as curry or ginger.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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