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Meal families

Desserts

Poire Belle-Hélène

Poached pears in syrup, served with vanilla ice cream, melted chocolate, and crystallized violets.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed mussels

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass fillets with maitre d’hotel butter

Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Cheeses

Sofia

United States. Indiana.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind coated in edible vegetable ash, and containing two additional layers of ash cutting the cheese.
Ripening : 1 week.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sea fish

Salmon and sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Poultry

Turkey supreme with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger shrimp

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini mushrooms and potatoes

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Bay scallop risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Game birds

Wood pigeon salmis

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

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Cheeses

Le bleu 1924

France.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Poultry

Duck in a salt crust

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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Cheeses

Sorbais

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Refining : at least 4 weeks.

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