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Meal families

Main meals

Tajine

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Trifecta

United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized sheep’s and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Saison).
Ripening : 2 years.

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Desserts

Caramel merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Cheeses

Saint-Florentin

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated octopus

Pieces of octopus marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with a salad of onions, peppers and tomatoes…

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with meunière sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop in bitter-sweet

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Cheeses

Bleu des basques

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sauteed morel mushrooms

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Cheeses

Ash ripened goat cheese log

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with orange sauce

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cannelloni with tomato sauce

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

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb offal fricassee

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

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