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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Cured Meats

Andouille de Charlieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Charlieu.
Pork sausage using mainly of pork heart and throat marinated in red wine with herbs and spices.
Served hot or cold.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Pistou soup

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Vegetable soup with pistou sauce.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with maitre d’hotel butter

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Seafish

Rioja-style cod

Cod stew served with a sauce made from roasted red peppers and tomatoes.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Fermière

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked (over a wood fire) cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Munster sablé

Served as an appetizer or before dessert.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Honey soufflé

Served hot.

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Cheeses

Camisard

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind wrapped in a thin slice of bacon, can be heated in the oven or in a pan.
Dish usually served with a green salad.

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Beef

Braised rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Poultry

Teriyaki chicken

Teriyaki : grilled or roasted food in a sauce made up of mirin, sake and soy sauce.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Leek quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with chanterelles

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

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Main courses

Seafood gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : a vegetable stew (celery, onion, bell pepper) with a thick, highly aromatic broth, to which seafood (typically crab, shrimp, or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken, and smoked meats like andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Dish usually served with rice.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Cheeses

Asiago pressato

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole cow’s milk.

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Freshwater fish

Gefilte fish

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote over vine shoots with Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms

Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms : porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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