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Meal families

Cured Meats

Leverpostej

Sweden.
Pork liver pâté with lard.

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Main courses

Three cheese fondue

Fondue made with Beaufort, Comté, and Emmental cheeses.

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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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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Picante

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 9 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with flageolets beans

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prawn ring

Ring : arranged in a circle.

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Freshwater fish

Bordeaux style sturgeon

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Hot Starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Cold starters

Cervelle de canut

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.

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Poultry

Chicken with satay sauce

Satay sauce : sauce made with coconut cream and peanut butter, with garlic, lime, chili and spices (coriander, cumin and fennel).

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken stuffed with black truffle and pommes mousseline

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Potatoes mousseline : mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolks and whipped cream.

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Main courses

Bearn piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with Bayonne ham.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Crémets d’Anjou

Egg white beaten with whipped cream and red berries.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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