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Meal families

Cheeses

Chällerhocker

Switzerland. Saint-Gall.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind
Ripening : 8 to 12 months.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Poultry

Duckling Montmorency

Duckling served with a sauce made from poultry velouté and Montmorency cherries.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with shellfish

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Desserts

Raspberry with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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Cooked meats

Poultry paté en croûte

Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

L’Etivaz

Switzerland. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 13 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Sea fish

Shad with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Buttered slice of rye bread with one or more toppings (charcuterie, condiment, cheese, fish, etc).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Red mullet risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Cooked meats

Smoked ham and potato rösti

Rösti : potato pancake.

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Cheeses

Buttermilk blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cheeses

Feuille de Dreux

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Eure et Loir. Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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