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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Fuzzy wheel

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat's and cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Cold starters

Raw vegetables

Do not serve fine wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Clam risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Desserts

Blueberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Main meals

Mushroom fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois, and mushrooms.

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Beef

Provençal-style beef estouffade

Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled porcini mushrooms

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Sea fish

Skate with black butter sauce

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Sauces

Red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Cheeses

Goat brie cheese

Canada. Ontario.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Vacherin d’Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with herbs

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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