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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Ricotta cannelloni

Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni gratin

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Cheeses

Arnéguy

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep's milk cheese.

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Sauces

Black butter sauce

Black butter: butter cooked until it turns a dark color, reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine vinegar).

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Cold starters

Salmon tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut in thin slices and seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (generally ginger).

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Sauces

Melted butter sauce

Melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.

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Pork

Rouelle of pork

Rouelle : a thick slice of meat cut from the hind leg.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop 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

Cancoillotte

France. Franche-Comté. Lorraine. Luxembourg.
Runny cheese made from skimmed milk curd.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Patrão

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 16 months.

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Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozarella : speciality of Campania made with buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.

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Pork

Ham with wine lees

France. Burgundy.
Ham that was left macerated in wine lees during three to five weeks.
Serve cold at apéritif or as input.

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