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Meal families

Cheeses

Selles-sur-Cher

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loir-et-Cher. Selles-sur-Cher.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 10 to 30 days.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano tierno

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, white in color.
Ripening : 21 to 60 days.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with lemon

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

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Smoked salmon toast

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio

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

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Miscellaneous

Salmon guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Feathered game

Young partridge with cabbage

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Holey cow

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fontainebleau

Dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Sauces

Red pepper sauce

Red pepper sauce : sauce made with crème fraîche, olive oil, onion, and red bell pepper.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit blancmange

Blanc-manger : milk or cream and sugar thickened with gelatin, potato flour or cornflour.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lasagna alla Bolognese

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Cheeses

Bayley hazen blue

United States. Vermont.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Seafish

Roasted sea bass with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Main courses

Ajapsandali

Georgia.
Dish featuring garlic, eggplant, bell pepper, tomato, and coriander.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

French onion soup gratinee

Soup made with fried onions cooked in broth, topped with bread or gratinated croutons.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lemon

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop skewers with coral sauce

Coral sauce : scallop coral blended with crème fraîche and spices.

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Hot Starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Clafoutis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.

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