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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Raspberry trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Monterey Jack

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Sea fish

Roast sea bass in a beurre blanc sauce

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

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Cheeses

Gabietou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Semi-soft raw cow and sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 90 days.

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Cheeses

Carré de l’Est

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

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