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Meal families

Beef

Bœuf à la mode en gelee

A la mode : Meat cooked in a pot over a low heat with white wine, carrots, onion and broth.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano joven

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : over 5 months.

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Sea fish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

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Sea fish

Grilled darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Polenta

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Cheeses

Amablu

United States. Minnesota.
Semi-soft blue-veined raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid

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Beef

Pastrami

Beef salted, smoked and cut in thin slices.

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Cheeses

Patachouffe

Belgium.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with spring vegetables

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with garlic cream

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts

Cofee bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Consommé and Soup

Oregano

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed mussels

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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