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Meal families

Cheeses

Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Abondance.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver a l’anglaise

English-style : with bacon.

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Desserts

Strawberry vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Veal

Veal chop milanesa

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

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Cooked meats

Smoked ham and potato rösti

Rösti : potato pancake.

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Sauces

Green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb offal fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Sauces

Aïoli

Provençale sauce.
An emulsion made with garlic and olive oil, sometimes enriched with egg yolk or lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Ricotta

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb confit

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Desserts

Vanilla religieuse

Religieuse : pastry composed of two small choux pastries filled with flavored pastry cream and covered with fondant and buttercream.

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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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