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Meal families

Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Veal

Rack of veal with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb in herbs crust

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Manchego semi curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.

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Rabbit

Saddle of rabbit with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles mariniere

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Desserts

Crepe Suzette

Crêpe with a butter and caramel sauce, freshly squeezed tangerine or orange juice, orange zest, and Grand Marnier or Curaçao.

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Cheeses

Vendôme cendré

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loir-et-Cher. Villiers-sur-Loir.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.

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Cold starters

Vegetable 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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Desserts

Macarons

Cupcakes made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Cheeses

Comté fruité

France. Franche-Comté.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Offal and tripe

Roast veal kidney with horseradish sauce

Horseradish sauce : velouté with grated horseradish added.

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Salads

Nicoise salad

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Crudités salad with anchovies or tuna, hard-boiled eggs and olive oil.
Do not serve fine wine.

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Appetizers

Origano breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Cheeses

Mature Clothbound Cheddar

United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Cheeses

Caillou du Rhône

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Burgundy. Saône-et-Loire. Mâconnais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind in the shape of a disk and consumed dry.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Desserts

Whippet cookie

Dry biscuit topped with dome-shaped marshmallow, all coated in chocolate.
Sometimes, you find a fruit jelly between the marshmallow and the biscuit.

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Desserts

Stollen

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cake made from bread dough with candied fruits, dried fruits and spices dusted with powdered sugar.

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Salads

Caux-style salad

Potato-based salad with diced ham, chervil, watercress, and a cream and cider vinegar dressing.

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Cheeses

Kunik

United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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