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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with fresh cream, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Cheeses

Bear hill

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 to 8 months.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with saffron

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops fricassee with fresh cream

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Cheeses

Lamb chopper

United States. California.
Semi-soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Appetizers

Arancini

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones 8 to 12 cm in diameter, usually stuffed with ragu, peas and cheese, or diced ham and mozzarella./ Served hot.

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Appetizers

Pistade de moules

France. Occitanie. Hérault. Sète.
Spreadable preparation based on raw flesh of musssels mixed with a sauce made from anchovies, olive oil, parsley and chili pepper.
Eaten on a slice of toast.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Desserts

Raspberry miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Beef

Grilled beef 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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Poultry

Goose confit

Served hot.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Extra

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Poached sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Offal and tripe

Pork kidneys with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Sauces

Mole

Mexico.
Sauce made with peanut, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Sauces

Parsley sauce

Parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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