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Meal families

Cheeses

Mature Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 9 to 12 months.

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Cheeses

Green Dirt Farm’s Ruby

United States. Minnesota.
Soft cheese made from pasteurized sheep's and cow's milk and a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 to 6 weeks.

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Pork

American pork ribs

American : BBQ sauce with paprika.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with prunes

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sheep and Goats

Sautéed Maintenon style lamb chops

Maintenon : lamb chops baked with a roux mixed with button mushroom, ham, onion, black truffle and breadcrumbs.

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Sea fish

Monkfish tail with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

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

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Game animals

Roasted venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Sauces

Bourguignonne sauce

Bourguignonne sauce : partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

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Sea fish

Sea bass whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Game birds

Roasted mallard with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Cheeses

Bête-À-Séguin

Canada. Quebec. Isle-aux-Grues.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Desserts

Iced chocolate and raspberry parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Poultry

Squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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