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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberry vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Beef

Braised oxtails in red wine sauce

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Cheeses

Selles-sur-Cher

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loir-et-Cher. Selles-sur-Cher.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 10 to 30 days.

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Veal

Provençal veal paupiettes

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

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prawn ring

Ring : arranged in a circle.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit tabbouleh

ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.

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Main courses

Ravioles du Dauphiné in black truffle broth

Dauphiné raviole : filled pasta (cottage cheese and parsley).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Palets breton

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Cheeses

Dôme du Poitou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chanterelle

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Opera

Cake with Joconde sponge, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop tartare with herbs

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

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Seafish

Brill with dieppoise sauce

Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce (béchamel with added fresh cream) enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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