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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with horseradish

Horseradish : herb grown for its hot mustard-flavored root.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear in syrup

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with mixed spring vegetables

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Coffee mousse

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

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Cheeses

Burrata

Italy. Apulia.
Fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo or cow's milk, filled with cream and sealed with an edible raffia tie.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Goulash

Hungary.
Stew or soup of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Penne with pesto

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb en croûte

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

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Sticky toffee pudding

United Kingdom.
Sponge cake made with brown sugar and finely chopped dates, topped with caramel (brown sugar).
Served with custard, vanilla ice cream or single cream.

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Beef

Roasted beef tenderloin with red wine emulsion

Red wine emulsion : red wine brought to a boil, flambéed, then reduced with veal stock and fresh cream before being finished with butter and whisked.

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