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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Lamb offal fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared bay scallop with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Desserts

Blancmange

Milk or cream and sugar thickened with gelatin, potato flour or cornflour.

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Main meals

Beef rendang

Indonesia.
Rendang : Meat or vegetable dish cooked for a long time in coconut milk with spices (lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili pepper).

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Cheeses

Alex

Germany. Allgäu.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind with a blend of hand-picked herbs and elder flower.
Ripening : 7 months.

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Beef

Piece of beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Veal

Veal tenderloin with chanterelle

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Bombe tricolor

Bombe : spherical or semi-spherical shaped ice.
Pistachio, strawberry and vanilla ice creams with meringue.

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Beef

Maultaschen

Germany. Baden-Württemberg.
Pasta filled with meat and golden-fried before being poached in broth.
Served with a green salad.

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Cheeses

Montasio mezzano

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with brushed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 10 months.

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Main meals

Beef cheek hachis parmentier with black truffle

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Razor shell and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Appetizers

Lobster butter canapé

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

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Veal

Provencal veal chop

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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