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Meal families

Cold starters

Celery root remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, gherkins and mixed herbs (parsley, chives, chervil and tarragon).

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Offal and tripe

Sautéed veal sweetbreads with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main meals

Aligot

Aligot : mashed potatoes mixed with butter, cream, crushed garlic, and melted cheese (Tome fraîche de l’Aubrac).

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Cheeses

Schloss

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk triple-crème cheese with a orange rind packed in wooden cup.
Ripening : 5 months.

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Cheeses

Rupert reserve

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with tarbais haricot

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Game birds

Salmi of woodstock

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Livarot

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripenedcow's milk cheese, square-shaped with a washed rind, orange color.

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Cheeses

Blue cheese

Sheep's, goat's and/or cow's milk cheeses with mold in the cheese in colors between blue and grey-green.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Cheeses

Manchego fresco

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style tricandilles

France. Bordelais.
Pork tripe cut in strips cooked in court-bouillon then grilled and seasoned with garlic and few black pepper.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle

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Veal

Veal tenderloin with chanterelle

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with black olives

Navarin : stew.

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