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Meal families

Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Main meals

Pot roast

United States.
Dish made with a piece of beef slowly braised in liquid with vegetables such as carrots, celery, onions, and potatoes.

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Sea fish

Grilled red mullet with an anchovy butter

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with porcini mushrooms

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Cheeses

Monsieur-Fromage

France. Normandy. Seine-Maritime. La Bouille.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage with saffron

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

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Cheeses

Bonchester

United Kingdom. Scotland.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed mushrooms

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, lemon, cream and mustard.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

Morbier

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.

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