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Meal families

Cheeses

Chevrotin des Aravis

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Cheeses

Blarney Castle

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton chops with bacon

English-style : with bacon.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Croziflette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pasta gratin with fresh cream and reblochon cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Brussels sprouts gratin

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Game animals

Roasted venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Cheeses

St. Albans

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Strawberry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pigeon pie

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Cheeses

Clonmore

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with an orange waxed rind.

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Offal and tripe

Roast veal kidney with horseradish sauce

Horseradish sauce : velouté with grated horseradish added.

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Cheeses

Comté

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ain. Haute-Savoie. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Jura. Saône-et-Loire.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Grilled red mullet with tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Desserts

Frangipane tart

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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