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Meal families

Main meals

Poutine

Canada. Quebec.
French fries and cheddar curds topped with a brown sauce.
Demi-glace (brown sauce) : reduced sauce made from a brown stock and tomato puree.

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith a creamy sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginie.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a natural orange rind.

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Beef

Beef daube and mashed potato with black truffle

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Desserts

Mirabelle crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Caponata

Italy. Sicilia.
Vegetable stew (eggplant, capers, celery, onion, green olives and tomato) cooked with olive oil and vinegar.
Served hot or cold.

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Cheeses

Pavin

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Main meals

Matelote with riesling

Matelote : white wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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