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Meal families

Desserts

Cherries flambéed with kirsch

Poached cherries in syrup and coated with caramel, flambéed and served on vanilla ice cream.

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Poultry

Chicken cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Cheeses

Försterkäse

Switzerland. Saint-Gall.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind with white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish gratin

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Fruits

Brasucado

France. Cevennes.
Cooking chestnuts over a wood fire in a large frying pan.

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Slice of rye bread buttered topped with one or more products (sausages, condiments, cheese, fish ...).

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Consommé and Soup

Tom yum soup

Laos. Thailand.
Thai salad containing different spices and herbs cooked in a broth with garlic, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, peppers, fish sauce in the form of a soup.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Red fruit sorbet

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with linden butter

Linden butter sauce : creamy lime blossom infusion mixed with butter.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

French fries

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Cold starters

Prawn cocktail with avocado

Shrimp salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco) and avocado.

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Game birds

Papillot of young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Warm starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water and seasoning.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

Tellines: small clams of Camargue with long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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