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Meal families

Cooked meats

Mallard terrine

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Game birds

Stuffed quail

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Cold starters

Oyster tartare

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

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Cheeses

Quart

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks minimum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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Sauces

Mole turkey

Mole : sauce made with peanuts, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread, or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Cheeses

Grilovaný Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind grilled.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Poultry

Chicken with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Sea fish

Normandy style sole fillets

Sole fillets in a fresh cream sauce with cider, mushrooms, shrimp, and mussels.

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Cooked meats

Poultry pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cold starters

Seafood paté

Served cold.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Peach shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Desserts

Chocolate bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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