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Meal families

Cheeses

Goat brie cheese

Canada. Ontario.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cold starters

Melon

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Cheeses

Brie

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alle vongole

Pasta with clams and persillade sauce.

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Desserts

Honey soufflé

Served hot.

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Desserts

Pithivier

Cake made with almond cream and puff pastry.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Avocado

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Poultry

Guinea fowl salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Appetizers

Casse-museau

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Served warm, not hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.
Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.

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Cold starters

Blinis with taramasalata

Greece. Turkey.
Taramasalata : delicacy made from fish roe (cod or mullet), blended with olive oil, crème fraîche, and lemon.
In France, it is typically served with blinis.

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