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Meal families

Beef

Beef braised in red wine

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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood risotto

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

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Desserts

Imbrucciata

France. Corsica.
Pastry garnish with brocciu, egg, sugar and lemon peel.

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Game birds

Salmi of young partridge

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Veal

Veal chop with morel sauce

Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin

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Cheeses

Pleasant ridge reserve extra-aged

United States. Wisconsin.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 15 to 20 months.

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Cheeses

Vézelay

France. Burgundy. Yonne. Vézelay.
Unpasteurised goat's milk cheese.

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Desserts

Peach bourdaloue

Peach and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons

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Pork

Diots

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with maitre d’hotel butter

Maitre d'hotel butter : softened butter mixed with shallot and parsley.

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Poultry

Salmi of duck leg

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Cheeses

L’amour de Nuits

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened pasteurized or raw cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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