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Meal families

Cheeses

Gran Canaria

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese from pasteurized goat's, sheep's and cow’s milk with a natural rind washed with olive oil.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Warm starters

White truffle raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Desserts

Caramel bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beef dumplings with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Sauces

Vinaigrette

Emulsified sauce obtained by mixing an acidic liquid (lemon juice, vinegar) with a fat (oil, sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt) generally accompanied by a spoonful of mustard, pepper and salt and often aromatic herbs.

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Poultry

Poule au pot

Chicken stuffed with vegetables (carrots, turnips, leeks, onions, cloves) cooked like a pot-au-feu.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Cheeses

Murol

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Semi-hard, pasteurized cow's milk cheese with deep orange rind and a hole in the middle.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with spring vegetables and Soubise sauce

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with black truffles and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Duck with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Beef

Pastrami

Beef salted, smoked and cut in thin slices.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek and scallop pie

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Desserts

Vatrushka with vanilla

Russia. Ukraine. Brioche cake topped with cottage cheese, sometimes flavored.

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