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Meal families

Cheeses

Saint-Antoine

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Beef

Roasted beef tenderloin with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato galette with black truffle

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with thick crème fraîche, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Poultry

Duck leg salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Leonardo

Italy.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Others

Pork pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with sliced pork meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Consommé and Soup

Watermelon gazpacho

Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussel gratin

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Desserts

Chocolate ganache

A blend of fresh cream and chocolate.

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Cheeses

Grana Padano oltre 16 mesi

Italy. Po River Valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 16 to 20 months.

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Cheeses

Roncal

Spain. Navarre.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with an ivory white or pale yellow color and a natural blue-gray rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Desserts

Pineapple miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with morel cream sauce

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

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Others

Frog legs provençal

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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