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Meal families

Beef

Bordeaux style beef tenderloin

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Cheeses

Cabécou du Fel

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

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Cheeses

Montasio mezzano

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with brushed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 10 months.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with quince

Served hot, warm or cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo with mushrooms

Fetuccine Alfredo : pasta dish consisting of long pasta mixed with butter and parmesan cheese.

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Cheeses

Vieux Lille

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Soft, cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 6 months.

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Sauces

Bourguignonne sauce

Partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

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Cooked meats

Mallard terrine

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Raspberry bavarois

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

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Main meals

Sausage rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Cheeses

Maasdam

Netherlands.
Semi-hard cow's pasteurized milk cheese wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Desserts

Cassata

Italy. Sicily. Sponge cake with fruit juices or liqueur stuffed with ricotta cheese and a chocolate or vanilla filling. Covered with a shell of marzipan, usually green, and topped with candied fruit.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb whith thyme flowers

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef fillet with duck foie gras

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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