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Rocamadour
France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 days minimum.
Cold starters
Spiny lobster with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
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Rillauds
France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.
Others
Jambon-fromage
France.
Ham sandwich made with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise with cheese and filled with ham slices and often pickles.
Veal
Veal chop with morel mushrooms and vin jaune sauce
Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.
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Croquembouche with vanilla custard
Small cream puffs filled with vanilla cream and assembled with caramel.
> view pairingsSheep and Goats
Marinated leg of lamb with red wine
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Desserts
Pineapple and coconut crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
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Ashbrook
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Langoustine risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
> view pairingsConsommé and Soup
Zurrukutuna
Basque Country.
Soup made with cod, peppers and garlic.
Sea fish
Wing with beurre noisette
Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.
> view pairingsPoultry
Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
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Le Gruyère bio réserve
Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.
Sheep and Goats
Braised saddle of lamb
Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.


