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Meal families

Main meals

Chicken tajine with prunes

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Desserts

Charlotte royale

Charlotte made with bavarian cream and ladyfingers.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with herb vinaigrette

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Old Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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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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Desserts

Pithivier

Cake made with almond cream and puff pastry.

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Consommé and Soup

Watermelon gazpacho

Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.

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Cheeses

Humboldt Fog

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind coated in edible vegetable ash and a thin line of ash in the center.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Poultry

Duck leg salmis

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Game birds

Young partridge with cabbage

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Salads

Lobster salad with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Poultry

Braised duck

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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Cheeses

Olivia

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk, flavored with black olive paste and decorated with an olive and two savory leaves.

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Desserts

Pear charlotte with caramel custard

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Custard : mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks and sugar flavored with vanilla.

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