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Pièce montée
Traditional large dessert served at communions, weddings, or festive meals.
Generally features an architectural shape and significant ornamentation.
Cheeses
Brousse
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Dairy product (officially not considered a cheese) made from whey derived from sheep's, goat's, or cow's milk.
Main meals
Auvergne style potée
Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
> view pairingsMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Mounassou
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Corrèze.
Potato cake with cream, pork and shallots.
Sea fish
Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral with spices
A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
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Seven hour shoulder of lamb
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
> view pairingsBeef
Grilled hanger steak with marchand de vin butter
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.
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Green peppercorn sauce
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
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Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…
Sea fish
Salmon tartare with sesame oil
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Grana Padano Riserva
Italy. Po River Valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : over 20 months.
Desserts
Chocolate and red berries charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
> view pairingsFreshwater fish
Trout tartare and green asparagus
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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