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Meal families

Cheeses

Asiago pressato

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Hard whole cow's milk cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beetroot tartar

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Parmesan shortbreads

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Beef

Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini with garlic and parsley

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blintz with salmon and shirred eggs

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Porcini Bordeaux style

Porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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Cheeses

Gran Canaria

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese from pasteurized goat's, sheep's and cow’s milk with a natural rind washed with olive oil.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Vegetables quiche

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Shrimp risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish from Lazio with eggs, cheese (Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and optionally cream.

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Cheeses

Smoked Gouda

Nederland. Smoked semi-soft whole cow's milk.

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Cooked meats

Caillette with herbs

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Sauces

Piquante sauce

Piquante sauce : white wine with a reduction of shallots, vinegar with chervil, pickles, parsley and demi-glace (reduced veal stock).

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