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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple cinnamon turban

Turban : dish presented in a crown shape.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Goat cheese gougères

Gougères stuffed with goat cheese.

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Freshwater fish

Bordeaux style sturgeon

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Calvander

United States. North Carolina.Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Feathered game

Pheasant salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Pork

Lomo en adobo

Marinated pork with garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt.

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Cheeses

Pérail de brebis

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Tarn.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo

Italy. United States.
Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Flemish waffle

Waffle filled with a mixture of light brown sugar, butter, and rum, often flavored with vanilla.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with cream vinaigrette sauce

Cream vinaigrette : fresh cream, vinegar, pepper.

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Cheeses

St Gall Extra mature

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : over 3 months.

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Miscellaneous

Sevruga caviar

Russian caviar.

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Cheeses

Abbaye de Belloc

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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