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Meal families

Cooked meats

Duck terrine with orange

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Poultry

Chicken confit

Generally eaten hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Cheeses

Rupert reserve

United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops gratin

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Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
En barbouille : chicken stewed in red wine with blood sauce.

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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Desserts

Diplomat pudding

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with candied fruit and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.

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Beef

Grilled beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.

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Appetizers

Fish fritters with tartare sauce

Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Game birds

Roast young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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