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Meal families

Miscellaneous

Frog legs with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp tempura

Tempura : japanese speciality. Fritter of seafood or vegetables.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s brain with black butter

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth

Steamed wheat semolina served with a vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, fava bean, turnip, green pea, tomato) accompanied by a spiced broth.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling à la goutte de sang

Duckling : young duck.
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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Cheeses

Manchego curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mango tart

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise salad

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Pork

Diots with red wine

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Poultry

Duck breast with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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Sauces

Black truffle butter

Black truffle butter : butter with black truffle and Cognac.

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Cheeses

Grana Padano oltre 16 mesi

Italy. Po River Valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 16 to 20 months.

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Pork

American pork ribs

American : BBQ sauce with paprika.

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Eggs

Cheese omelette with ham

Omelette with grated cheese and ham.

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Cheeses

L’Etivaz

Switzerland. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 13 months.

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