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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saffron risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Pork

Moo shu pork

Northern China.
Sliced pork mixed with small pieces of omelette, wheat noodles, onions, toasted sesame seeds, and optionally black mushrooms and bamboo shoots, seasoned with peanut oil.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Tiramisu

Italy. Veneto.
A specialty made of Italian biscuits (Savoiardi) layered and soaked in coffee, with a mixture of whipped eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "Pull me up" (towards gastronomic bliss).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

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

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Cheeses

Hopelessly Bleu

United States. Texas.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère réserve

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with thyme

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Cured Meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Tom yum soup

Laos. Thailand.
Thai salad containing various spices and herbs cooked in a broth with garlic, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, chilies, and fish sauce, presented as a soup.

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Seafish

Stuffed salmon with vegetables

Stuffing with vegetables and shellfish.
Served cold.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Borscht

Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).

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