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Meal families

Cheeses

Provolone

Italy. Lombardy.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced parfait with almond brown nougat

Parfait : frozen dessert made from fresh cream and eggs with a flavouring (alcohol, crushed fresh or dried fruit, chocolate, vanilla ...).

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Cheeses

Leonardo

Italy.
Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal with sorrel sauce

Fricandeau : thinly sliced veal larded and braised.
Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Cheeses

Sorbais

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind. Refining: at least 4 weeks.

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Sea fish

Turbot fillets 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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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in white wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Bacon quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Cheeses

Murol

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Semi-hard, pasteurized cow's milk cheese with deep orange rind and a hole in the middle.

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Cooked meats

Caillette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Poultry

Duck breast with Fougerolles griottines

Griottines : cherries macerated in kirsch liqueur.

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