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Meal families

Cold starters

Oyster and mussel tartare

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

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Cheeses

Blue Stilton

United Kingdom. Derbyshire, Leicestershire. Nottinghamshire.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 9 weeks minimum.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Hawaiian pizza

Pizza made with pineapple and ham pieces, mozzarella, on a tomato sauce base.

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Others

Ossetra caviar

Russian caviar.

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Main meals

Baked Mont d’or

Baked Vacherin Mont-d'Or cheese.

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Cheeses

Cabrales

Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk or a blend of two or three types of milk (cow, sheep, and goat), with a blue-green veined paste.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

French-style peas

Peas cooked with butter, onions, salad and herbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Main meals

Salmon sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille de Vire

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Croziflette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pasta gratin with fresh cream and reblochon cheese.

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