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Meal families

Poultry

Orange chick

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Parmesan risotto

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Cheeses

Blue Stilton

United Kingdom. Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
Blue unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

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Sea fish

Poached sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Lucullus veal cutlet

Veal cutlet wrapped by bacon or ham and melted cheese.

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Game animals

Spoon hare with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce

A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole (4-8 hours at 160°C) , hollowed and filled then browned before serving.
Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Beef

Beef carpaccio with Parmesan cheese

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Rembrandt extra aged Gouda

Netherlands.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in orange wax.
Ripening : 12 months.

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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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Sea fish

Grilled red mullet with tapenade

Tapenade: garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Sicilian pizza

Pizza made with anchovies, onions, tomatoes, herbs and strong cheese (Caciocavallo and Toma).

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind annatto colored.

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