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Meal families

Sea fish

Salmon tartare with herbs

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

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Cold starters

Fish aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cannelloni with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Desserts

Red velvet cake

United States.
Layered red chocolate cake covered with cream cheese or roux frosting.
Traditionally served at Christmas or Valentine's Day.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meat pie

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Cheeses

Schlossberger

Suisse. Bern.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 months.

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Desserts

Lemon and mascarpone tart

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

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Beef

Entrecote with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Appetizers

Bread with tomato

Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and fresh tomatoes with thin slices of country ham.

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Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Cambozola

Germany. Allgäu.
Double cream blue soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb fillet with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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