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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Gudgeon russian style

Gudgeon cooked in white wine, mixed with gelatine, mayonnaise and broth served with chopped parsley and sometimes a dash of lemon or vinegar.

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Cheeses

Alpha Tolman

United States. Vermont.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 to 11 months.

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Desserts

Chocolate charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Cheeses

Chabichou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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Cold starters

Sea bass and red tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Desserts

Strawberry pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with sour cream, sugar and strawberry.
Served hot or cold.

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Cold starters

Beef bread with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Freshwater fish

Supreme of pike-perch in a beurre blanc sauce

Suprême : fillets of fish.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

Pineapple bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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