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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Desserts

Mango bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom gratin

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Sauces

Vinaigrette

Emulsified sauce obtained by mixing an acidic liquid (lemon juice, vinegar) with a fat (oil, sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt) generally accompanied by a spoonful of mustard, pepper and salt and often aromatic herbs.

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Cheeses

Plaisir au Chablis

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Cabecou

France. Midi-Pyrénées.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Cheeses

Santranges

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Octopus galician style

Galician style : octopus cooked in boiling water and cut into slices of one centimeter thick covered with olive oil, salt and sprinkled with paprika or chili.
Served with boiled potatoes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato salad with black truffle oil

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb in potatoes crust

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Feta

Greece.
Curd cheese prepared in brine.

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Cheeses

Edam

Netherlands. Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese.

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Cheeses

Selles-sur-Cher

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Sologne. Cher, Indre, Loir-et-Cher.
Soft-ripened unpasteurised goat milk cheese with a natural rind coated in vegetable ash.
Ripening : 10 to 30 days.

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