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Meal families

Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with saffron

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb with porcini mushrooms

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Main meals

Salmon sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Poultry

Salmi of duckling

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

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Main meals

Makizushi

Roll of dried seaweed (nori) containing a layer of rice surrounding fish or vegetables, all cut into slices.

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Cheeses

Vacherin d’Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with garlic cloves

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Desserts

Pineapple flambé

Slice of pineapple flambéed with rum

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Maltese strawberries

Strawberries served with orange juice and Cointreau.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with seafood

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Sautéed veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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