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Meal families

Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Semi-soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Thermidor

Spiny Lobster meat mixed with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock and mustard served in its shell. It can also be served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

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Poultry

Chicken with Comté sauce

Comté sauce : grated Comté with white wine, fresh cream and shallots.

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Melon sorbet

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo with mushrooms

Fetuccine Alfredo : pasta dish consisting of long pasta mixed with butter and parmesan cheese.

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Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

Duckling : young duck.
Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Boulangere potatoes

Boulangere potatoes : baked potatoes with onions in broth.

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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

Fresh goat cheese with garlic and herbs

Cheese similar to cream cheese with garlic and herbs.

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Sauces

Anchovy sauce

Sauce with anchovies, shallot, oil and herbs.

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Main meals

Gratin savoyard

Dish based on reblochon with potatoes, bacon and sometimes onion.

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