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Meal families

Seafish

Roasted salmon with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Winnimere

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.

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Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce

Duckling : young duck.
Rouen sauce : cider or full-bodied red wine reduced with shallots sweated in butter, combined with brown veal stock, parsley, salt, and pepper, and thickened with a purée of chicken liver.

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Cheeses

Prairie sunset

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Pistade de moules

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.

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Seafish

Sardinade

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Newberg

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Beef

Sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Braised oxtail

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

Merveilles

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Italy. Aosta Valley. Switzerland. Romandy.
Variety of fritter with thin and crispy batter often flavored with orange blossom water and Armagnac and covered with sugar or honey.

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Seafish

Sea Bream carpaccio with citrus

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with potatoes

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

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