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Meal families

Sea fish

Brill with dieppoise sauce

Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce (béchamel with added fresh cream) enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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Cheeses

Brique du Forez

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. (Forez).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Sauces

Crayfish butter

Butter mixed with finely chopped crayfish meat and often seasoned.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed mussels

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops breton style

Breton style : crème fraîche, shallots, onion, parsley, white wine topped with breadcrumbs.

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Cold starters

Avocado tartare with crab

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sauces

Poulette sauce

Poulette sauce : mushroom velouté with chopped parsley and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Rogue river blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy.
Ripening : 9 to 11 months.

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Cooked meats

Rillettes

Pork meat slowly cooked over low heat in its own fat.
Served cold.

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Poultry

Chicken confit

Generally eaten hot.

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Appetizers

Summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Salads

Tuna salad

Tuna salad with lettuce, tomato, and vinaigrette.

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Button mushroom tart

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