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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Rabbit

Rabbit cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini gratin

Pairs well with grilled shellfish, fish, or white or red meat.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Newberg

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini mushrooms

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Seafish

Curled fried whiting

Fried whiting with hard-boiled egg mayonnaise.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Panna cotta

Italy.
Dessert made by mixing heavy cream with egg whites and honey, cooked in a bain-marie.

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Seafish

Tilapia ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichoke hearts

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Anchovy butter

Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire fermier".

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Main courses

Carbonade flamande

Beef, horse or pork stew with onions cooked with beer.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Exotic fruit vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Veal

Veal tartare

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

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with spring vegetables

Navarin : stew.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sauces

Pesto sauce

Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made with olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, Pecorino Sardo, pine nuts, and marjoram or parsley.

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