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Meal families

Cheeses

Kāpiti Kikorangi Triple cream blue

New Zealand. Taranaki.
Triple cream blue soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Sauces

Salmi sauce

Salmi sauce : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with lemon

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Desserts

Blueberry 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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Beef

Pastel de papa

Argentina.
A dish consisting of a layer of seasoned ground beef (onion, bell pepper, tomato) covered with a layer of mashed potatoes and the whole is usually topped with grated cheese and baked until golden.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morel cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Game animals

Venison salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Scallop risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Warm starters

Soufflé

Served hot.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé topped with caramel

Pavé : chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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