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Meal families

Cheeses

Young Mimolette

France. Nord Pas de Calais. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese annatto colored.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Pork

Peking knuckle of pork with spices

Glazed : spreading honey on the skin of an animal before cooking to obtain a crunchy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Kunik

United States. New York.
Triple cream pasteurized goat's and cow’s milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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Beef

Entrecote with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Sea fish

Poached sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Parmesan risotto

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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Sauces

Gribiche sauce

Salsa tártara (mayonesa con alcaparras, cebollino, pepino y perejil) con huevos troceados.

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Pork

Ham with wine lees

France. Burgundy.
Ham that was left macerated in wine lees during three to five weeks.
Serve cold at apéritif or as input.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage in a beurre blanc sauce

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Poultry

Chicken with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken soup with cream) with chicken or veal stock reduced.

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Cheeses

Buttermilk blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft blue-veined raw cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Main meals

Ossobuco

Italy. Milan.
Speciality of braised veal shank with vegetables, white wine and broth.
Usually topped with gremolata and traditionally served with risotto alla milanese.

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Sea fish

Braised monkfish with curry sauce

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..
Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with tuna

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Veal

Braised veal tenderloin

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.
Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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