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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Geneva style arctic char

Geneva style : creamy white wine sauce based on a blond roux with butter, cream, egg yolk and white wine.

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Pork

Stuffed pig’s trotter

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Main meals

Oriental-style lamb meatballs

Oriental style : with spices.

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Pork

Tandoori pork tenderloin

Tandoori : meat or fish marinated and coated in yogurt mixed with spices (garam masala, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper).

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Cheeses

Alpha Tolman

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 to 11 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns in garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Veal

Veal chop with gremolata

Gremolata : chopped parsley with garlic and grated lemon zest.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Classic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 9 to 12 weeks.

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Cheeses

Tomme de brebis Corse

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 12 months.

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Pork

Saint-Hubert suckling pig

Saint-Hubert : stuff with chicken breast, pork, veal and smoked bacon, chestnut, onion, leek and potato.

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Sea fish

Salt-crusted sea bass with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Camembert au calvados

Camembert soaked for several hours in Calvados and then covered in breadcrumbs.

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Eggs

Meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with shallots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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