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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

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Cheeses

Rupert

United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 8 months.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce

Duckling : young duck.
Rouen sauce : cider or full-bodied red wine reduced with shallots sweated in butter, combined with brown veal stock, parsley, salt, and pepper, and thickened with a purée of chicken liver.

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Warm starters

Spiced pork nem

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken stuffed with black truffle and pommes mousseline

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Potatoes mousseline : mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolks and whipped cream.

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Sauces

Anchovy sauce

Anchovy sauce : anchovy and herb sauce with shallot and oil.

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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Olivia

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk, flavored with black olive paste and decorated with an olive and two savory leaves.

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Consommé and Soup

Cabbage soup

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Sheep and Goats

Seven-hour lamb

Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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