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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Honey ice cream

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Cheeses

Frinault sec

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Orléans.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with natural rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : at least 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Desserts

Sablé with salted butter and cherry jam

Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Others

Green curry

Thailand.
Complex combination of spices or herbs (green chili, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime zest, coriander root, red turmeric, roasted coriander, cumin seeds, white pepper, shrimp paste and salt) mixed with coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce.

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Cheeses

Milleens

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4-10 weeks.

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Sea fish

Roasted cod with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cheeses

Blue cheese

Cheese made from sheep’s, goat’s, and/or cow’s milk, containing internal mold with colors ranging from blue to grey-green.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Pork

Marinated confit pork belly with sweet spices and olive oil

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Pork

Rethel boudin blanc

France. Grand Est. Ardennes.
White sausage made only from pork meat with milk instead of blood.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish soup

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sea fish

Steamed John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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