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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Squid ink risotto

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

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lasagna alla Bolognese

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Cooked meats

Jésus de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage in a pear shape, rather long and wide (10 cm) made from pork meat and fat (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) salted and seasoned with garlic, nutmeg, black peppercorns, ground pepper, salt and red wine.

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Main meals

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Cheeses

Marieke aged Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange waxed rind.
Matured : 9-12 months.

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Poultry

Duck daube

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

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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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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style Bay scallops

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.

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Desserts

Pineapple bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Warm starters

Ziwwelküeche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Sea fish

Turbot with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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