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Meal families

Cheeses

Sapore del piave

Italy. Veneto. Oderzo.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : over 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with boulangere potatoes

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Boulangere potatoes : baked potatoes with onions in broth.

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Sauces

Sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : tomato sauce with shallots, olive oil and laurel.

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Sauces

Beurre blanc sauce

Reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

Strawberries Cardinal

Strawberries covered with crushed raspberries and flaked almonds, flavored with a liqueur (usually kirsch).

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Cooked meats

Poultry paté en croûte

Terrine of different meats wrapped in jelly and baked in a pie crust.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

Dante

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months minimum.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with black truffle

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.

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Sea fish

Sea Bream carpaccio with citrus fruits

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Beef

Entrecote with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Desserts

Calisson

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Mixture of candied melon and almond powder with an egg glaze, placed on a sheet of unleavened bread.
One of the 13 traditional Provençal Christmas desserts.

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Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar wet demi-glace (equal parts of veal stock and espagnole sauce simmered and reduced by half) with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Sea fish

Bourride agathoise

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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