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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb chop

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

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Cheeses

Capri lézéen

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind placed on a chestnut leaf.
Ripening : 1 to 2 weeks.

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Beef

Roast beef tournedos

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramelized pears mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Patrão

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 16 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Empress rice pudding

Rice pudding mixed with Bavarian cream, flavored with kirsch and candied fruits.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Cheeses

Petit Saint-Nectaire

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 21 days minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Milk chocolate

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Cured Meats

Grilled andouille

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Lemon and mascarpone macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Cheeses

Carré du Berry

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Fresh cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk covered with a blend of fresh herbs, peppercorns, and juniper berries.

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Cheeses

Roquefort

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Poultry

Goose with chestnut

Roast goose with chestnut filling.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon gravettes prepared Bordelaise-style

Gravette : Arcachon bay oyster.
Bordeaux style : with small sausages or warm crépinettes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth

Steamed wheat semolina served with a vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, fava bean, turnip, green pea, tomato) accompanied by a spiced broth.

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