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Meal families

Desserts

Savarin with rum

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Cheeses

Mozzarella di Bufala Campana

Italy. Campania.
Fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Main meals

Shrimp jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
Kind of paella with shrimp, rice and spicy.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a beer washed rind (Dark lager).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Camembert potato gratin

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk-fed lamb

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Cold starters

Confit tomatoes

French cooking technique where tomatoes are slow-cooked at low temperature in olive oil with herbs (often garlic, thyme, and sometimes sugar) to concentrate the flavors.
Used as a garnish in Mediterranean cuisine.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with duck foie gras and bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cheeses

Twig farm washed rind wheel

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s and cow’s milk with a golden yellow cider lees washed rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Cheeses

Foxglove

United States. Indiana.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Desserts

Apple bourdaloue

Apple and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons.

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