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Meal families

Cheeses

French Gouda

France.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with jelly

Oysters poached in their own juice and served on a lemon-flavored jelly made from poultry broth.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with sesame oil

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Pork

Braised pork leg slice with potatoes

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

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Poultry

Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Bananas Foster

Flambéed bananas with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

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Eggs

Provençal style poached eggs

Poached eggs with pan-fried tomatoes, parsley, garlic, onions and bread.

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Cheeses

Lake’s Edge

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of vegetable ash.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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