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Meal families

Cheeses

Lake’s Edge

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of vegetable ash.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Cold starters

Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Desserts

Croquant

Croquant : almond biscuit.

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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Fresh pasteurized cow's milk cheese flavored with garlic and herbs.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Salads

Tomato bocconcini salad

Bocconcini : fresh stretched-curd cheese made from small-sized buffalo milk (bite-sized).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed green asparagus

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Sauces

Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with a julienne of leek

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho

Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) blended with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese and bacon quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Game birds

Roasted wood pigeon salmis

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

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Sheep and Goats

Méchoui

Whole lamb or mutton roasted on a spit, slow-cooked for a long time.

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Cheeses

Fresh Écume De Wimereux

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 week.

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