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Meal families

Cold starters

Shrimp aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Cold starters

Crab pâté

Served cold.

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Cheeses

Bleu mont dairy bandaged Cheddar

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind and wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 12 to 24 months.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Christmas pudding

United Kingdom.
A dark-colored Christmas cake, slowly steamed with dried fruits, nuts, brown sugar or molasses, and often beef suet. It is flavored with beer (such as porter or stout), a spirit like brandy, or citrus juice. Traditionally, it is flambéed with cognac or rum before serving.

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Cold starters

Zakuski

Russia.
Various appetizers served with the aperitif (caviar, cold cuts, smoked or marinated fish, malossol pickles, salads…).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pizza

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Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 15 to 18 days.

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Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with white truffle

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Cheeses

Rembrandt extra aged Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange waxed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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