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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb offal fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Seafish

Turbot with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chestnut bavarian cream

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

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Cheeses

Estrella La Peral

Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red fruits in aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Gâteau de Saint-Genix

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Brioche filled and stuffed with red pralines.

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Cheeses

Bayley hazen blue

United States. Vermont.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Eggs

Eggs in snow

Egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Main courses

Mushroom fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois, and mushrooms.

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Sauces

Melted butter sauce

Melted butter sauce : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Cured Meats

Leverpostej

Sweden.
Pork liver pâté with lard.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Maroilles fritters

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Main courses

Gratin savoyard

Dish without cream or milk, made of potatoes cooked in beef broth and gratinated with a regional hard cheese such as Beaufort, Emmental, or Gruyère.

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Beef

Bordeaux style sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cheeses

Mothais sur feuille

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.

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