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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with pistou sauce

Pistou : provençal sauce made from crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Twig farm goat tomme

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind ranging in color from grey to brown.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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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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Veal

Veal chop with bolognaise sauce

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Beef

Sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Croustillons

Deep-fried balls with sugar.

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Desserts

Apple strudel

Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.

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Veal

Braised veal grenadine

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
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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Cold starters

Guinea-fowl pâté

Served cold.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with vin jaune

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Sea fish

Balik salmon

Balik : smoked salmon from a fillet cut from the back of the salmon.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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