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Meal families

Cheeses

Brebis Echourgnac

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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Beef

Provençal beef daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Freshwater fish

Eel with lemon butter

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Appetizers

Tapas

Canapés.

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Desserts

Passion fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Hard-boiled peeled egg wrapped in minced meat sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then baked or fried.

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Cold starters

Crab cocktail

Crab and egg salad with cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare with citrus

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

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Cheeses

Cheshire

United Kingdom.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Sauces

Mornay sauce

Mornay sauce : béchamel sauce with grated cheese.

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Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : mullet roe (the Provençal name for mullet) salted and dried.

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Beef

Rump steak with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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