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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Consommé and Soup

Minestrone

Vegetable soup with beans, sometimes pasta or rice, accompanied by a pesto (sauce made with olive oil, basil, garlic and grated cheese).

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Cheeses

Rupert

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 months.

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Cheeses

Ada’s Honor

United States. Maine.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with natural rind.

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Veal

Piccata milanese

Piccata: Italian cuisine. Thin slices of meat, usually chicken or beef, floured and browned, then sautéed in olive oil, served with a sauce obtained by deglazing the pan with white wine, mixed with lemon juice, butter, parsley and capers.

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Cold starters

Fish bread with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Cheeses

Twig farm goat tomme

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw goat's milk cheese with a natural gray-brown rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Cheeses

Dream weaver

United States. California. Pasteurized goat's milk semi-soft cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Rabbit

Saddle of rabbit with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Main meals

Makizushi

Roll of dried seaweed (nori) containing a layer of rice surrounding fish or vegetables, all sliced.

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Sea fish

Brandade de haddock

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Desserts

Mirlitons de Rouen

France. Normandy. Rouen.
Tartlet filled with a cream made from butter, cream, eggs, ground almonds, sugar and vanilla.

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Game animals

Venison fillet with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Desserts

Trianon

Almond cake covered with a crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.

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Cheeses

Lorelei

United States. Oregon.
Goat's milk semi soft cheese with a rind washed with beer.

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Fruits

Brasucado

France. Cevennes.
Cooking chestnuts over a wood fire in a large frying pan.

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