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Meal families

Sea fish

Salmon in parchment with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Rabbit pâté with prunes

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Consommé and Soup

Lamb chorba

Algeria.
Soup with chickpeas, lamb, vermicelli, spices and fresh herbs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Flageolet beans with butter

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Cheeses

Bleu des Causses

France. Occitania. Aveyron, Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with provençal herbs

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

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mussel risotto

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

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Main meals

Peperonata

Italia.
Vegetable stew made with garlic, red bell pepper, and tomato.

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Desserts

Red berry bayadere with mascarpone mousse

Bayadère : alternating stripes of different colours.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with mushrooms

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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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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