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Meal families

Desserts

Fruit bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Desserts

Peach zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom 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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Poultry

Stuffed fattened chicken

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Halibut crudo

Italy.
Crudo : a raw fish or seafood dish, usually simply seasoned with a mix of citrus (lime, lemon, grapefruit…) and olive oil, salt, citrus juice (lemon, lime), and vinegar.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

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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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

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

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Eggs

Toupinel egg

Poached egg served in a baked potato and topped with Mornay sauce.

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Cheeses

Ameribella

United States. Indiana.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-brown washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Sauces

Mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Pork

Diots with polenta

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Desserts

Caramelized pears mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Cold starters

Ham aspic

Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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