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Meal families

Cheeses

Caillou du Rhône

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Burgundy. Saône-et-Loire. Mâconnais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind in the shape of a disk and consumed dry.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Freshwater fish

Trout tartare

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

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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

Croquets bordelais

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Almond biscuit.

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Cold starters

Prawn cocktail

Shrimp salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Poultry

Roasted duck with sweet spices

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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Poultry

Chicken supreme with pineapple

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Cheeses

Capri lézéen

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind placed on a chestnut leaf.
Ripening : 1 to 2 weeks.

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Cheeses

Pecorino Toscano stagionato

Italy. Tuscany.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Idiazábal ahumado

Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood soufflé

Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with white wine and mousseline spinach

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Button mushroom tart

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