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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with citrus fruits

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

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Cheeses

Pérail de brebis

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Tarn.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 weeks.

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Sauces

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Seafish

Brill with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Seafish

Sea bream in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cured Meats

Game pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pigeon pie

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Poultry

Duck breast with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Cheeses

Danish blue

Denmark.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Rhubarb tart

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Cheeses

Sapore del piave

Italy. Veneto. Oderzo.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk.
Ripening : over 12 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mirabelle plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Feathered game

Quail salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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