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Meal families

Pork

Grilled pork leg slice

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

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Cheeses

Le bleu 1924

France.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Flat oysters

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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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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with blackcurrant

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with peppercorn sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with honey

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare with citrus

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

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Appetizers

Arancini al ragù

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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