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Meal families

Veal

Sautéed veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Saint-Honoré

Canada. Quebec.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endives

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

Carré de l’Est

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton carbonade

France. Southern France.
Stew with red wine, onions, garlic and meat scraps.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and goat cheese lasagna

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Veal

Veal Milanese

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

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Pork

Saint-Hubert suckling pig

Saint-Hubert : stuff with chicken breast, pork, veal and smoked bacon, chestnut, onion, leek and potato.

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Cooked meats

Jésus de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage in a pear shape, rather long and wide (10 cm) made from pork meat and fat (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) salted and seasoned with garlic, nutmeg, black peppercorns, ground pepper, salt and red wine.

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Main meals

Paella valenciana

The ten mandatory ingredients are : carob bean, green bean, rabbit, chicken, rice, tomato, olive oil, water, saffron and salt, all cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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Main meals

Bay scallop and shrimp raviole with paprika

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère réserve

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.

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