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Meal families

Cheeses

Cheese curds

Canada. United States.
Cheddar-type cow's milk cheese curds.

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Salads

Mixed salad

A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.

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Cheeses

Monterey Jack

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 1 to 6 months.

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Desserts

Crepe Suzette

Crêpe with a butter and caramel sauce, freshly squeezed tangerine or orange juice, orange zest, and Grand Marnier or Curaçao.

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Desserts

Chocolate and morello cherry shortcake

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

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb with broad beans

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morels cassolette with fresh cream

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cold starters

Fish and vegetable pâté

Served cold.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with chanterelles

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Offal and tripe

Marseille pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made with sheep’s feet and stuffed tripe, filled with pork belly or salted pork, slowly simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Cheeses

Castelmagno

Italy. Cuneo. Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole buffalo’s milk with a washed rind, sometimes, a small amount of sheep's or goat's milk may be added.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with citrus

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

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Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Poultry

Duck daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Sauces

Garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Cheeses

Rogue river blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy.
Ripening : 9 to 11 months.

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Sauces

Shrimp butter

Butter mixed with blended shrimp.

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Desserts

French king cake

Round brioche with candied fruit flavored with orange blossom.

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