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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate mousse

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Cheeses

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind.

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Beef

Sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Poultry

Provençal chicken

Chicken served with pan-seared tomatoes with garlic and parsley, and bread.

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Seafish

Baked sea bream with Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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Cheeses

Cabricharme

Belgium. Ardennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Cured Meats

Andouillette with pommes Pont-Neuf potatoes

Andouillette cooked with white wine and deglazed with cream.
Pont-Neuf potatoes : rectangular potatoes cut like big french fries and fried in oil twice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Pork

Marinated pork skewers

Marinated pork with garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with béarnaise sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Cheeses

Harbison

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.

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Sauces

Tablier de sapeur with gribiche sauce

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes.
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Seafish

Roasted sea bass with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Cheeses

Coulommiers

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

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