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Meal families

Cheeses

St. Albans

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère alpage

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk, pressed in a hemp cloth and cooked, with few or no holes.
Cheese is produced from mid-May to mid-October.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Pickled mackerel fillets in lime

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

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Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops with rosemary

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sea fish

John Dory with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Cold hake fillets with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with black truffle slices

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Main meals

Ossobuco

Italy. Milan.
Specialty of braised veal shanks with vegetables, white wine and broth.
Usually garnished with gremolata and traditionally served with risotto alla milanese.

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Main meals

Fish with meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord jeune

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Cherry merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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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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Sea fish

Salmon steak with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Chicken Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.

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Cheeses

Selles-sur-Cher

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loir-et-Cher. Selles-sur-Cher.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 10 to 30 days.

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Sea fish

Salmon soufflé

Served hot.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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