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Meal families

Sea fish

Agde-style bourride

Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti bolognese

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Dubliner

Ireland. Cork.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and natural rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Beef

Grilled beef with pommes paillasson and peppercorn sauce

Pomme paillasson : pancake of grated and fried potatoes.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops and persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Consommé and Soup

Zurrukutuna

Basque Country.
Soup made with cod, peppers and garlic.

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Cheeses

Gorgonzola dolce

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : less than 3 months.

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Pork

Jambonneau with sauerkraut

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish

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Desserts

Strawberry zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Desserts

Pineapple flambé

Slice of pineapple flambéed with rum

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Cheeses

Orval

Belgium.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.

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Main meals

Ratatouille

Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, bell pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with olive oil

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