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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and 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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Warm starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : durum wheat semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water, and seasoning.

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.

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Others

Green curry

Thailand.
Complex combination of spices or herbs (green chili, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime zest, coriander root, red turmeric, roasted coriander, cumin seeds, white pepper, shrimp paste and salt) mixed with coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce.

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Cheeses

Pavin

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit roasted kid goat with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Desserts

Walnut bavarian cream

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

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Sauces

Matelote sauce

Matelote sauce : red wine reduction with chopped mushrooms, shallots, onions and bouquet garni with brown roux.

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Sheep and Goats

Stuffed shoulder of lamb

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Beef

Provençal-style beef estouffade

Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Limpets

Aquatic snail with a shell broadly conical in shape.

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Warm starters

Goat cheese raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Poultry

Duck daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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