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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Trout 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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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.

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Poultry

Pigeon with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Others

Club sandwich

Triple-decker toasted sandwich, often cut into quarters or halves and held together with a toothpick, made with turkey or chicken breast, crispy bacon, lettuce leaves, tomato slices, and mayonnaise.

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal

Fricandeau : thin slice of veal larded and braised or pan-fried.

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Main meals

Matelote with riesling

Matelote : white wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Emmental

Switzerland.
Also produced in Germany, Austria, Denmark, USA, Finland, France, Ireland and Netherlands.
Cooked pressed cow’s milk cheese

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Main meals

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Desserts

Pithivier

Cake made with almond cream and puff pastry.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Réserve

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl in chartreuse with black truffle

Chartreuse : a dish cooked in a bain-marie, made of braised cabbage (or other vegetables) layered alternately with meat to create a contrast of colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with black truffles and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pickled vegetables

Vegetable pieces (carrot, chayote, lemon, cabbage, green beans, onion…) cut into strips and cooked in oil with garlic, spices (turmeric, ginger, chili), then vinegarized.

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