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Meal families

Cheeses

Irish porter cheddar

Ireland. County Limerick.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk infused in Porter beer and wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 6 to 10 months.

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Desserts

Raspberry with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salad

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Sea fish

Sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Sauces

Bretonne sauce

Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.

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Sea fish

Monkfish stew with red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille de Guéméné with apple compote and white wine sauce

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
Served hot.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Cooked meats

Pâté en croûte

Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

Wabash Cannonball

United States. Indiana.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Ripening : 7 to 10 days.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spicy butter

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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