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Meal families

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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Sea fish

Brandade with black truffle

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Others

Hamburger

Dish originating from Germany.
Sandwich made with two buns filled with ground beef, fresh vegetables, lettuce, condiments (pickles, onion) and sauce.

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Salads

Neapolitan style pasta salad

Neapolitan sauce : tomato sauce with garlic, herbs (basil, oregano, parsley), olive oil, onion, pepper, and salt.

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Cheeses

Orval

Belgium.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Extra

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Tomme de chèvre

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from goat's milk.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Champcol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Beef

Tournedos Rossini with porcini mushrooms

Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed wild mushrooms

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Cheeses

Tricorne

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with beurre blanc sauce

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

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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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Main meals

Poutine

Canada. Quebec.
French fries and fresh cheddar cheese curds topped with brown gravy.
Demi-glace (brown sauce) : reduced sauce made from brown stock and tomato purée.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Desserts

Rhubarb pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cheeses

Charolais

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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