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Meal families

Cheeses

Pierre Robert

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed zucchini

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Beef

Grilled beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Desserts

Frozen zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Sea fish

Sea bream tartare with lime

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

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Main meals

Inarizushi

Fried tofu stuffed with sweet and vinegared rice.

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Desserts

Red berry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Desserts

Red berry charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki with sesame

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Cheeses

Yorkshire Wensleydale

United Kingdom. North Yorkshire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's and cow's milk, white in color.

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Main meals

Tielle

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Pie filled with squid, octopus or cuttlefish mixed with a spicy tomato sauce.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Cooked meats

Andouillette with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.
Served hot.

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Fruits

Cherries and mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Poultry

Lemon chicken

Piece of chicken marinated in lemon before cooking.

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