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Meal families

Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.

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Cheeses

Ewe’s blue

United States. New York.
Blue-veined pasteurized ewe's milk cheese.
Ripening : 2 to 4 months.

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Sea fish

Tuna in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade based on oil and vinegar (or citrus juice).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pâté gaumais

Belgium.
Pie with pork marinated in wine or vinegar with spices and herbs.
Served hot or cold.

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Poultry

Bordeaux style duck daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Consommé and Soup

Zurrukutuna

Basque Country.
Soup with cod, peppers and garlic.

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Cooked meats

Grenier médocain

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Médoc.
Pork sausage made from pork stomachs, chitterlings and ham cut into strips cooked in a spicy, garlicky vegetable broth.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Ice cream dessert with chocolate and orange.

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Poultry

Supreme of guinea-fowl

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.

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Desserts

Strawberry and rhubarb crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Warm starters

Escargots en croûte

Dish made with bread dough.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

Tellines: small clams of Camargue with long flat shell.
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

Mushroom pizza

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Sea fish

Sea bass and white wine sauce with shallots and fennel

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Camembert potato gratin

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Cheeses

Mascaré de Banon

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Raw sheep's and goat’s milk cheese curdled in a chestnut leaf.

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Cold starters

Prawn carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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