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Meal families

Sauces

Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Cold starters

Shrimp aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sauces

Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Cheeses

Trappe de Timadeuc

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Feathered game

Young partridge in parchment

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Feathered game

Grilled quail 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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Seafish

Bordeaux style shad

Bordeaux or Bordelaise style : with shallots, parsley, and red wine.

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Seafish

Grilled shad with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Sorbais

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Refining : at least 4 weeks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Green asparagus quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.

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Cheeses

Castelmagno

Italy. Cuneo. Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole buffalo’s milk with a washed rind, sometimes, a small amount of sheep's or goat's milk may be added.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Main courses

Ganzeltopf

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Dish of slow-cooked confit goose with mixed vegetables and white wine.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberry tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

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