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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Russian-style gudgeons

Gudgeons cooked in white wine, mixed with gelatin, mayonnaise, and broth, served with chopped parsley and sometimes a drizzle of lemon or vinegar.

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Cheeses

Smoked Gouda

Netherlands.
Smoked, pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb chops with herbes de Provence

Chops served with tomatoes and garlic cooked in oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp

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Appetizers

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Desserts

Mirabelle crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant gratin

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio with lime

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Game animals

Jugged hare a la royale

Civet cooked in red wine sauce with garlic and shallots, then thickened with blood.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère bio classique

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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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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Sauces

Black truffle butter

Black truffle butter : butter with black truffle and Cognac.

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Cheeses

Dry Jack Monterey

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Chevrotin

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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