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Meal families

Desserts

Merveilles

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Italy. Aosta Valley. Switzerland. Romandy.
Variety of fritter with thin and crispy batter often flavored with orange blossom water and Armagnac and covered with sugar or honey.

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Cheeses

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : at least 3 weeks.

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Cheeses

Havarti

Denmark.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with parsley sauce

Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Desserts

Chocolate dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed morels

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Desserts

Chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Fontainebleau with strawberries

Fontainebleau : dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Duo of John Dory and turbot with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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