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Meal families

Rabbit

Rabbit gibelotte

Rabbit stew with white wine.

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Miscellaneous

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with béchamel sauce, baked golden.
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Cheeses

Cabrales

Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk or a blend of two or three types of milk (cow, sheep, and goat), with a blue-green veined paste.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Mushroom quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Pork

Sweet and sour pork ribs

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear, apple and almond crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Cured Meats

Venison pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple and mango vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Raspberry ganache

A blend of fresh cream, white chocolate, and raspberry coulis.

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with Maroilles sauce

Sauce made with Maroilles cheese and white wine.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate crêpe

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Cheeses

Caillou du Rhône

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Burgundy. Saône-et-Loire. Mâconnais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind in the shape of a disk and consumed dry.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Cheeses

Tomme de Savoie

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

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Rabbit

Rabbit cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Cold starters

Fish loaf with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.

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Sauces

Piquante sauce

Piquante sauce : white wine–based sauce with a reduction of shallots and vinegar, flavored with chervil, pickles, and parsley, and finished with a veal demi-glace.

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Cheeses

Anabasque

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk and washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Seafish

Fresh anchovies marinated in lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pizza pescatore

Pizza made with mussels and squid.

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