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Meal families

Sea fish

Red tuna tartare

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom gratin

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Beef

Provençal-style beef estouffade

Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with white grapes

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Main meals

Peperonata

Italia.
Vegetable stew made with garlic, red bell pepper, and tomato.

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Beef

Roasted beef tenderloin with red wine emulsion

Red wine emulsion : red wine brought to a boil, flambéed, then reduced with veal stock and fresh cream before being finished with butter and whisked.

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Cheeses

Beaufort chalet d’alpage

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Type of Beaufort d’été cheese produced from June 1st to October 31st at 1500 meters above sea level and with the milk of a single flock.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Gran Canaria

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk with an olive oil washed rind.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Main meals

Cassoulet of Castelnaudary

Cassoulet made with Lauragais white beans, goose confit, knuckle or shoulder of pork, sausage and pork rind, carrot, leek, tomato and a stalk of celery.

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Main meals

Taco

Mexico.
A hand-held corn cake made with a folded corn tortilla, typically filled with one or more ingredients from traditional Mexican cuisine (lime, coriander, onion, grilled meat) and served with a sauce—often made with garlic, coriander, onion, chili, and tomato.

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb with olives

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Beef

Charolais beef pavé with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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