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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style lamb chops

Champvallon : baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Damson bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Cheeses

Ada’s Honor

United States. Maine.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Main meals

Pot roast

United States.
Dish made with a piece of beef slowly braised in liquid with vegetables such as carrots, celery, onions, and potatoes.

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Veal

Veal chop with gremolata

Gremolata : chopped parsley with garlic and grated lemon zest.

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Cheeses

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Cheeses

Old Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.

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Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Desserts

Blancmange

Sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise salad

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Beef

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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Desserts

Damson pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cheeses

Appenzeller Surchoix

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 6 months.
Gold label.

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Sea fish

Agde-style bourride

Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Lemon sorbet

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