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Meal families

Warm starters

Bouchée à la reine

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Individual puff pastry filled with a savory mixture cut into small cubes or slices (poultry, sweetbreads, ham, mushrooms) and bound together with a thick sauce (béchamel sauce, financière sauce, suprême sauce).

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Cheeses

Great hill blue

United States. Massachusetts.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood lasagna

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Desserts

Raspberry trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Glacier blue

United States. Washington.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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Cheeses

Le berger basque

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Desserts

Apple bourdaloue

Apple and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons.

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Rabbit

Rabbit galantine

Galantine : mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with clams and toasted bread

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Game birds

Woodstock of salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Avocado

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