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Cheeses

Taupinière du Poitou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Roullet-Saint-Estèphe.
Soft-ripened dome-shaped cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sauces

Mole

Mexico.
Sauce made from peanuts, cocoa, chili pepper, sesame, tomato, and thickened with corn dough, bread, or fried and crumbled tortilla.

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Main courses

Jambalaya a la provençale

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Poultry and saffron rice preparation.

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Cheeses

Saint-Antoine

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Humboldt Fog

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind coated in edible vegetable ash and a thin line of ash in the center.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Devil’s food cake

Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Spiced pear tart

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, ranging in color from straw yellow to orange.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Cheeses

Reblochon laitier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk (Red label).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear in syrup

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Crab canapé

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki with sesame

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Sauces

Walnut sauce

Walnut sauce : sauce with chopped walnuts mixed with olive oil and fresh cream, cayenne pepper, salt and vinegar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Shrimp risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Cured Meats

Duck terrine with orange

Served cold or at room temperature.

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