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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato croquettes with duck confit

Croquette with chopped duck confit and mashed potatoes or white sauce.

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Pork

Welsh rarebit

United Kingdom. Wales.
Dish made with Cheddar, amber or brown beer on a slice of bread and ham, served with fries and salad.

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Cheeses

Coolea Plain

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a yellow waxed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Cooked meats

Duck terrine with orange

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with carrots

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Others

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spiny lobster

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Main meals

Cod rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Monkfish tail with green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted kid goat with parsley butter

Garlic and parsley butter : butter, garlic and parsley mixed.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Extra

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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