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Cheeses

Vacherin des Bauges

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance. Bauges Mountains.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl with paprika sauce

Paprika sauce : reduced velouté with cream, veal jus, onion, and paprika.

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Cheeses

Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee with fresh cream

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

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Pork

Black pudding with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Sea fish

Sea bream carpaccio with lemon

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

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Offal and tripe

Lamb sweetbreads with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Livarot

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.

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Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Cheeses

Bear hill

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 to 8 months.

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