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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti bolognese

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Main meals

Cottage cheese pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Main meals

Mutton couscous

Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie with a filling of poultry, honey, and spices.

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Cheeses

Brie

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Game birds

Pheasant salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Limpets

Aquatic snail with a shell broadly conical in shape.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.

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Cheeses

L’Amuse Signature Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with orange waxed rind.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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