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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass with herbes de Provence in a beurre blanc sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Game birds

Grilled quail with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Cheeses

Coolea with cumin seed

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with cumin seed.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Desserts

Apricot and almond pastilla

Brick pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds, and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream, and garnished with apricots and powdered sugar.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Rush Creek Reserve

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Others

Sterlet caviar

Russian caviar.

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Sea fish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Cheeses

Chevrotin des Bauges

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Cooked meats

Andouillette with red wine

Andouillette cooked with red wine and deglazed with cream.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek

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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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Cheeses

Romans

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Romans-sur-Isère.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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