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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops a la nage

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

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Poultry

Ginger chicken

Vietnam.
Chicken marinated with turmeric, ginger, chili and honey served with rice.

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Appetizers

Onion breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Game birds

Quail fillet 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawn aumoniere

Prawn meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Salads

Museau vinaigrette

Pressed and sliced head cheese, served with a vinaigrette and accompanied by pickles, shallots or pearl onions.

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Poultry

Stuffed guinea fowl

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Cheeses

Fiumorbù

France. Corsica.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Veal

Classic blanquette de veau

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Fribourg

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Others

Grilled cheese

Hot sandwich on white bread with butter and cheese.

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Desserts

Blueberry shortcake

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

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Offal and tripe

Sautéed veal sweetbreads with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cold starters

Pike mousse with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Desserts

Alsatian-style apple tart

Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with parmesan

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