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Monterey Jack
United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 1 to 6 months.
Game birds
Young partridge with porcini mushrooms
Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
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Cassoulet of Toulouse
Cassoulet made with white beans, goose confit, Toulouse sausage, pork, lamb, carrots, onions and tomatoes.
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Spiny lobster medallion Thermidor
Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.
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Neufchâtel
France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Warm starters
Vol-au-vent
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
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Veal frikandel
Minced veal with breadcrumbs, eggs and onion cooked in a round patty shape and served with a spicy sauce.
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Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio
Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 36 months.
Beef
Beef daube with black olives
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
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Bay scallop and shrimp raviole with paprika
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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Chocolate charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Christmas pudding
United Kingdom.
A dark-colored Christmas cake, slowly steamed with dried fruits, nuts, brown sugar or molasses, and often beef suet. It is flavored with beer (such as porter or stout), a spirit like brandy, or citrus juice. Traditionally, it is flambéed with cognac or rum before serving.
Beef
Grilled beef with pommes paillasson and peppercorn sauce
Pomme paillasson : pancake of grated and fried potatoes.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.