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Meal families

Cheeses

Havarti

Denmark.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apricot ice cream

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Cooked meats

Sabodet

Cooking sausage made from pork head, tongue, and fat.
Serve hot with potatoes, cabbage, beans, or lentils.
Serve cold, after cooking, with a salad.

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Cheeses

Edam demi-étuvé

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted lobster

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Cheeses

Ashbrook

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lemon

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with morels and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Others

Sturio caviar

Caviar from Aquitaine.

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Cold starters

Raw vegetables

Do not serve fine wine.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with prunes

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Beef

Crying tiger

Thailand.
Thin slices of marinated beef, grilled or seared, served with a spicy chili and tamarind sauce, accompanied by sticky rice (the sauce would be strong enough to make you cry).

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Poultry

Stuffed turkey

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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