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Meal families

Poultry

Duck foie gras au torchon

Duck foie gras rolled and cooked in a cloth.
Served cold.

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Cold starters

Fresh sea urchin

Eaten raw with lemon.

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Cheeses

Bresse bleu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Bresse.
Soft-ripened blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Consommé and Soup

French onion soup gratinee

Soup made with fried onions cooked in broth, topped with bread or gratinated croutons.

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Sea fish

Sea bass and salmon tartare with sorrel sauce

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Caerphilly

United Kingdom. Wales.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Cold starters

Pike-perch terrine

Served cold.

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Consommé and Soup

Borscht

Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Newberg

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Calvander

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster

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