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Meal families

Cheeses

Vintage clothbound Cheddar

United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 24 months.

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Main meals

Asparagus and langoustine raviole

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

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Poultry

Stuffed capon

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Tuna tartare

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

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Cheeses

Gabietou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's and cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Sauces

Pesto sauce

Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made with olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, Pecorino Sardo, pine nuts, and marjoram or parsley.

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Desserts

Chocolate merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Poultry

Pigeon with black truffle juice

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

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with black truffle

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Cheeses

Oma

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 2-3 months.

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Cheeses

Mâconnais

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Saône-et-Loire. Mâconnais.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with velouté of red kuri squash and porcini mushrooms

Velouté  : soup with cream and egg yolk added.

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Sea fish

Monkfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Hopelessly Bleu

United States. Texas.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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