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Meal families

Main meals

Cottage cheese pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Cooked meats

Andouille

Pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served cold as first course.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Old Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.

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Cheeses

Maasdam

Netherlands. North Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with waxed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Tuna tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Nakládaný hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind marinated in oil with garlic, herbs, spices, onions, etc.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Game animals

Bordeaux style wild boar

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish gratin

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with prunes

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Appetizers

Crescent dogs

Sausage filled with cheese, wrapped in puff pastry.

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Appetizers

Prawn ring

Ring : arranged in a circle.

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Cheeses

Cave aged marisa

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.

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