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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claws in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Sauces

Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Desserts

Strawberries with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed mussels

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Cooked meats

Smoked ham and potato rösti

Rösti : potato pancake.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Game birds

Stuffed quail

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster stew

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Beef

Rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Gubbeen Extra Mature

Ireland. Cork.
Oak smoked soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind then wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cheeses

Fiscalini bandaged Cheddar

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind, straw-yellow in color and wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 18 to 30 months.

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Cooked meats

Lark pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.

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Appetizers

Dark chocolate sorbet

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Sea fish

Provençal sea bream

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

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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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine carpaccio

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

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