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Meal families

Cheeses

Etxegarai

Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Desserts

Ambassadeur

Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with candied fruits, and topped with marzipan (typically green).

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Freshwater fish

Pike with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Sea fish

Cod brandade with mashed potatoes

Brandade with mashed potatoes.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with prunes

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Dream weaver

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels cassolette with spinach

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed prawns

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Sea fish

Steamed John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Beef

Barbecued rib of beef

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Brussels sprouts gratin

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).

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Cheeses

Roncal

Spain. Navarre.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with an ivory white or pale yellow color and a natural blue-gray rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Desserts

Frangipane

Cream made with almonds mixed with pastry cream, butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with lemon

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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