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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberry pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream, garnished with strawberries and powdered sugar.

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Main courses

Aligot

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Cheeses

Saint-André

France. Normandy. Orne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Sisteron lamb

Young lamb (70 to 150 days).

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Poultry

Roast goose Alsatian style

Stuffed goose serve with sauerkraut.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Cheeses

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
The packaging usually specifies the intensity of the cheese (mild, medium, strong, extra-strong, , etc) and sometimes the maturation (young, matured, old, vintage, , etc).
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

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Main courses

Matelote with riesling

Matelote : white wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Thermidor

Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.

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Cheeses

Young Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Rice pudding

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked endive with ham

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

French onion soup

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