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Meal families

Beef

Rib steak cooked over vine shoots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Saint-Paulin

Canada. France.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginie.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a natural orange rind.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Vanilla ice cream

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Cheeses

Gorgonzola dolce

Italy. Lombardy.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : less than 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Desserts

Cassata

Italy. Sicily. Sponge cake with fruit juices or liqueur stuffed with ricotta cheese and a chocolate or vanilla filling. Covered with a shell of marzipan, usually green, and topped with candied fruit.

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Sea fish

Sole bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fritto misto

Fried seafood and vegetable.

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Cheeses

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Cold starters

Seafood mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morel sauce

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Rupert

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 months.

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