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Meal families

Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.

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Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Sea fish

Kazunoko

Japan.
Salted or dried herring roe.

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Sheep and Goats

Beef irish stew

Ireland.
Beef stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio

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

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Cheeses

Twig farm washed rind wheel

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s and cow’s milk with a golden yellow cider lees washed rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with coriander

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claws in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Gougères with Chaource

Gougères stuffed with Chaource cheese.

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Warm starters

Ziwwelküeche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.

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Main meals

Sea tartiflette

Dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese, and seafood and/or fish, gratinated with cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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