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Meal families

Desserts

Pear and amandine tart

Amandine : cover with almonds.

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Poultry

Roasted duck with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Desserts

Strawberries with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Abbaye de Tamié

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lamb’s lettuce salad

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Cheeses

Brie de Melun

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Melun.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Cooked meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Flat oysters

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Sea fish

Grilled herrings with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Cooked meats

Figatellu

France. Corsica.
Fresh sausage made primarily of pork meat and liver with garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop gratin

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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