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Meal families

Cheeses

Gran Canaria

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk with an olive oil washed rind.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Sea fish

Halibut crudo

Italy.
Crudo : a raw fish or seafood dish, usually simply seasoned with a mix of citrus (lime, lemon, grapefruit…) and olive oil, salt, citrus juice (lemon, lime), and vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops breton style

Breton style : crème fraîche, shallots, onion, parsley, white wine topped with breadcrumbs.

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Game birds

Young partridge salmis

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

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Poultry

Duck breast with poached pears and red wine sauce

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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Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Veal

Veal paupiettes and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Poultry

Aiguillette of guinea fowl with poivrade sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Cheeses

Rollot

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus risotto

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

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Desserts

Red berry bayadere with mascarpone mousse

Bayadère : alternating stripes of different colours.

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb with broad beans

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Poultry

Poultry with perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.

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Main meals

Alsatian style süriruawa

Süriruawa : turnips preserved in salt.

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