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Meal families

Poultry

Squab with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Desserts

French king cake

Round brioche with candied fruit flavored with orange blossom.

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with citrus

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

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Sheep and Goats

Confit lamb epigrams

Epigrams : lamb breast pieces.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut and salad buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Cheeses

Neufchâtel

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Bouyguette

France. Occitania. Tarn.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk garnished with a sprig of rosemary.

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Cheeses

Bergues

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.

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Desserts

Cherries flambéed in kirsch

Cherries poached in a light syrup, coated in caramel, flambéed, and served over vanilla ice cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Seven-hour lamb

Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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Salads

Marinated chicken salad

Chicken pieces marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with a salad of onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes…

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Cooked meats

Caillette with herbs

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.

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Pork

Moo shu pork

Northern China.
Sliced pork mixed with small pieces of omelette, wheat noodles, onions, toasted sesame seeds, and optionally black mushrooms and bamboo shoots, seasoned with peanut oil.

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Cheeses

Patacabra

Spain. Aragon. Zaragoza.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk cheese and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.

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Cheeses

Montasio

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind (Fresco : two months maximum, Mezzano : five to ten months, Stagionato : ten to eighteen months, Stravecchio : minimum of eighteen months).

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Game birds

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini raviole

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Pork

American pork ribs

American : BBQ sauce with paprika.

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