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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Choucroute garnie

Cooked sauerkraut served with cured meats, meat, and potatoes, accompanied by Alsatian beer or Alsace white wine.

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Veal

Rack of veal with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Desserts

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille from Guéméné with mashed potatoes

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served hot.

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Poultry

Stuffed goose

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Desserts

Pièce montée

Traditional large dessert served at communions, weddings, or festive meals.
Generally features an architectural shape and significant ornamentation.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with figs

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cold starters

Scallop sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette with garlic cream

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Poultry

Chicken in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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