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Meal families

Pork

Pork filet mignon with Maroilles sauce

Sauce made with Maroilles cheese and white wine.

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Cheeses

Durrus

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 weeks.

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Cheeses

Beenleigh Blue

United Kingdom. Devon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.

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Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Main meals

Koftas

Meatballs made from meat (half beef, half lamb) mixed with spices and/or onions and fried in oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled zucchini

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Sea fish

Sète-style bourride

Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Appetizers

Gougères

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Specialty made from choux pastry and cheese (Gruyère).

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Poultry

Chicken bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Maroilles cheese tart

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Cheeses

Tricycle

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.

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