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Meal families

Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral with spices

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Cheeses

Green Dirt Farm’s Ruby

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk with a washed rind.

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Appetizers

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Game birds

Young partridge with porcini

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Picodon

France. Massif Central. Cevennes.
Soft goat's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms with ham.

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Sea fish

Bluefin tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sea fish

Marinated anchovies with white wine

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared scallops with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Cheeses

Serra da Estrela amanteigado

Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind pale yellow.

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