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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Pasta 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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Leg of lamb with 40 cloves of garlic
Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Warm starters
Spinach and ricotta tart
Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.
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Vacherin Mont-d’or
Switzerland. Vaud.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Desserts
Napoléon praline cake
Cake of Russian origin. Variety of praline mille-feuille.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Crayfish gratin with Nantua sauce
Nantua sauce: fish velouté with tomato soup and crayfish butter.
> view pairingsCooked meats
Venison pâté
Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.
Beef
Grilled beef with sauce poivrade
Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Fouras mouclade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes. Charentes-Maritimes.
Dish with bouchot mussels and garlic, bouquet garni, Charentes butter, cream, curry, shallots, egg yolks and Pineau des Charentes (or dry white wine of Charentes or Cognac).
Cheeses
Provolone dolce
Italy. Lombardy.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with veal rennet.