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Meal families

Sea fish

Normandy style sole fillets

Sole fillets in a fresh cream sauce with cider, mushrooms, shrimp, and mussels.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Poultry

Roasted poultry with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Cooked meats

Andouillette de Cambrai

Andouillette with veal ruffle.

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Warm starters

Comté cheese soufflé

Served hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustine risotto with saffron

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

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Cheeses

Fiumorbù

France. Corsica.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with black truffle slices

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Pork

Roast pork leg slice

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

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Cold starters

Turkey meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apple sorbet

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Turbot with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Cheeses

Vacherin Mont-d’or

Switzerland. Vaud.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 17 to 25 days.

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Desserts

Blueberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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