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Meal families

Warm starters

Lobster raviole with fresh cream

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Cheeses

Tomme de Savoie

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Cheeses

Pierre Robert

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cooked meats

Andouille de Jargeau

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Jargeau.
Pork sausage using at least 60% pork meat and pork belly.
Served cold as first course.

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Cheeses

Asiago pressato

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole cow’s milk.

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Desserts

Walnut charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Beef

Fleischschnacka

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
(Snail meat).
A specialty made with a filling of cooked meat (usually leftover pot-au-feu) mixed with egg, onion, parsley, pepper, and salt, rolled in noodle dough before being pan-fried and then poached in broth.
Dish usually served with roasted potatoes and a green salad.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Quince ice cream

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Cheeses

Berkswell

United Kingdom. West Midlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 months.

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Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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