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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops and clams cassolette with curry

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Chavignol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Sancerre.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Villageois cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.

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Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Desserts

Strawberry bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura. Haut-Jura.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Poultry

Roasted poultry with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire fermier".

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops gratin

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Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

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Cheeses

Buttermilk blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille de Guéméné with apple compote and white wine sauce

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
Served hot.

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Desserts

Honey soufflé

Served hot.

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