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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Crü di capra

Italy. Lombardy.
Pressed, uncooked pasteurized goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Cave aged marisa

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind colored with annatto.

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Cheeses

Cheese curds

Canada. United States.
Cheddar-type cow's milk cheese curds.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Cheeses

Smoked Gouda

Netherlands.
Smoked, pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Poultry

Chicken with morels and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Main meals

Peperonata

Italia.
Vegetable stew made with garlic, red bell pepper, and tomato.

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Cold starters

Chicken 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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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Poultry

Braised duck with mushrooms

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Warm starters

Lobster raviole with black truffle cream

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Cheeses

Grilovaný Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind grilled.

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed oyster mushrooms

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