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Meal families

Desserts

Wild strawberries mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Cheeses

Tarentaise reserve cheese

United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Pork

Peking jambonneau with spices

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
Can be breaded and eaten cold with a salad.
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : dish of pre-cooked beef (usually leftover pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with mango

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

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Cheeses

St. Albans

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Flammekueche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, bacon bits, and onions.

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Cheeses

Bleu d’Auvergne

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Aveyron. Haute-Loire. Puy-de-Dôme. France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Corrèze. France. Occitania. Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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