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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Risotto alla milanese

Arborio or Carnaroli rice cooked in a butter-based broth with beef marrow, onion, white wine, flavored and colored with saffron.

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Beef

Rib steak with mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sauces

Newburg sauce

Lobster butter with cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable Achaar

Pieces of vegetables (carrot, chayote, lemon, cabbage, green bean, onion…) cut into strips and cooked in oil with garlic, spices (turmeric, ginger, chilli) then vinegar.

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Main meals

Inarizushi

Fried tofu stuffed with rice, sweetened and vinegared.

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Main meals

Ratatouille

Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.

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Sea fish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Lincoln log

United States. Michigan.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spiny lobster

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Marinated herring dieppoise

Poached herring in marinade (white wine and vinegar with carrot, celery, onion) with seasoning and herbs.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Salad of diced vegetables (boiled potato, carrot, pickles, peas...) and other food (egg, diced ham, chicken…) and dressed with mayonnaise.

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Desserts

Raspberry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic prawns

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Desserts

Cherry and chocolate shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : sweet cake covered with a layer of fruit, juice and whipped cream.

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