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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with vinaigrette

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Desserts

Rhubarb crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sea fish

Salmon 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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Cold starters

Salmon tataki with wasabi

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Salads

Apple and walnut salad

Salad of julienned apples and celery, served with walnuts and a mayonnaise dressing.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote over vine shoots with Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms

Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms : porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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Veal

Braised veal grenadine

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
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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Shellfish and Seafood

Sweet and sour sauce shrimp

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Cheeses

Clonmore

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with an orange waxed rind.

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Freshwater fish

Roasted pike-perch with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Sauces

Shrimp butter

Butter mixed with blended shrimp.

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a beer washed rind (Dark lager).

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Cheeses

Plaisir au Chablis

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Freshwater fish

Stuffed trout

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

John Dory with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Desserts

Strawberry pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with sour cream, sugar, and strawberry.
Served hot or cold.

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