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Meal families

Beef

Bordeaux style grilled entrecote

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cheeses

Tomme de brebis

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon wings

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Offal and tripe

Lyon-style gras-double

Gras-double : tripe cooked with onions.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Asiago pressato

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole cow’s milk.

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Desserts

Blackberry crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cheeses

Crumbly Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Sea fish

Duo of John Dory and turbot with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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