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Meal families

Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and dried plum.

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Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with thyme

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep cheese with raw milk. The rind is rubbed with a paste made from Espelette peppers.

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Sea fish

Tuna in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade based on oil and vinegar (or citrus juice).

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Desserts

Tiramisu

Italy. Veneto.
Speciality made of Savoyard biscuits (Savoiardi) or sponge fingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "pull me up" (to the gourmet bliss).

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Sea fish

Bluefin tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Poultry

Lemon chicken

Piece of chicken marinated in lemon before cooking.

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Sea fish

Monkfish and spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza Margherita

Pizza with basil, mozzarella and tomato (represents the three colors of the Italian flag).

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with shallot confit and 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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