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Meal families

Cold starters

Turkey meatloaf

Meatloaf : piece of meat, game, fish, poultry, boned, stuffed and rolled, cooked and tied up with string, cooked in casseroles or prepared in jelly.

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Beef

Bordeaux style grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Cold starters

Cold lobster bavarois

Starter made with coral and lobster coulis in jelly.

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Cheeses

Serra da Estrela amanteigado

Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind pale yellow.

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Cheeses

Timanoix

France. Brittany. Morbihan.
Soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese and a washed rind with walnut licor.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Desserts

Mendiant

France. Alsace.
Cake made with stale bread, seasonal fruit and milk slowly baked in a buttered pan.
Preferably served warm.

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Desserts

Black plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Hopelessly Bleu

United States. Texas.
Soft blue-veined pasteurized goat's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Poultry

Spatchcock squab

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Game birds

Young partridge with porcini

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Morbier

France. Jura.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with a striking vein of ash through the middle and a washed rind.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.

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Sea fish

John Dory with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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