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Meal families

Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

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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Cheeses

Gabietou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's and cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Flageolet beans with butter

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Warm starters

Snails puff pastry

Dish made with puff pastry.

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Desserts

Raspberry with mascarpone

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

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Desserts

Peach crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Warm starters

Maroilles waffle

Waffle topped with thinly sliced Maroilles cheese.
Served with a green salad.

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Cheeses

Persillé de Tignes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Tarentaise. Tignes.
Blue cheese made from a blend of raw goat’s (80%) and cow’s (20%) milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and natural rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crab lasagna

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with clams and toasted bread

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Desserts

Diplomat pudding

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with candied fruit and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and Parma ham

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Sauces

Curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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