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Meal families

Cheeses

Écume De Wimereux with black truffle

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 week.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon wings

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Cheeses

Limburger

Germany. Netherlands. Limburg.
Soft cheese made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk with washed rind.

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Sea fish

Turbot with Champagne zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Mature Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 9 to 12 months.

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Cheeses

Little boy blue cheese

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Pork

Pork roast with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with clams and toasted bread

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Sea fish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with crayfish

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Cheeses

L’Etivaz

Switzerland. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 13 months.

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