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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Provençal style tripe

Tripe served with pan-seared tomatoes tossed with parsley, garlic, onions, and bread.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cheeses

Idyll gris

United States. Michigan.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Ripening : 12 to 21 days.

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Veal

Roasted veal grenadine

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sea fish

Roasted cod with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cooked meats

Oreiller de la Belle Aurore

Terrine of different meats baked in the oven, coated in gelatin, in a pastry crust.
Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

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Beef

White grape beef stew

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Freshwater fish

Trout almondine with meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Bijou

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Sea fish

Sea bream tartare with citrus

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cockle risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Main meals

Corn dog

Canada. United States.
Smoked sausage coated in batter and served on a stick.
Served with ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Served hot.

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Cheeses

Chällerhocker

Switzerland. Saint-Gall.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind
Ripening : 8 to 12 months.

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