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Meal families

Cheeses

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind.

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Poultry

Chicken with morels and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Sheep and Goats

Blanquette of lamb with fresh mint

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
The dish is served with pasta, potatoes, or rice, often complemented with mushrooms.

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Seafish

Braised sea bass with fennel

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Cherry gratin with 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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Cold starters

Oyster and mussel tartare

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

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Beef

Gardiane de taureau

Bull meat marinated in red wine before being cooked slowly over low heat.
Served with rice.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives

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

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Thin galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Miscellaneous

Snails in the Burgundy style

Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).

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Cheeses

Twig farm washed rind wheel

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s and cow’s milk with a golden yellow cider lees washed rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Seafish

Cold hake fillets with mayonnaise

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Seafish

Cod with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare with citrus

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

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