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Meal families

Sauces

Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Cooked meats

Andouille de Charlieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Charlieu.
Pork sausage using mainly of pork heart and throat marinated in red wine with herbs and spices.
Served hot or cold.

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Thin galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Cheeses

Boerenkaas

Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

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Sea fish

Fresh herring home style

Fresh herring fillets, cooked in a broth with white wine, vinegar, carrots, onions, and a bouquet (thyme, bay leaf, and parsley), and served with a chilled court-bouillon.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb with new garlic

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Sea fish

Coulibiac

Russia.
Puff pastry filled with sea bass and salmon mixed with mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, onion and dill.

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Sea fish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles mariniere

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Chocolate dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

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Main meals

Champagne style potée

Mixture of pork, cabbage and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Buttered slice of rye bread with one or more toppings (charcuterie, condiment, cheese, fish, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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