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Meal families

Veal

Veal chop milanesa

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

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Pork

Parsley ham

Ham sliced into cubes, cooked in a Burgundy white wine broth with mustard and wine vinegar, enveloped in a parsley gelée and flavored (with onion, shallot, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Chicken cutlets Pozharsky

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, cream, and eggs, pan-fried until golden.

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Beef

Bordeaux style grilled entrecote

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Desserts

Pear, apple and almond 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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Poultry

Ginger chicken

Vietnam.
Chicken marinated with turmeric, ginger, chili and honey served with rice.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini gratin

Pairs well with grilled shellfish, fish, or white or red meat.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Freshwater fish

Trout au bleu with hollandaise sauce

Blue : cooked in a vinegar-based court-bouillon.
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Cheeses

L’Explorateur

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Saint Siméon.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon wings

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Sauces

White sauce

White sauce : sauce made from heated flour and butter with added hot liquid (broth, water, pan juices, wine).

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Desserts

Red fruits in aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Desserts

Florentins

Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.

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Beef

Bordeaux style grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Pork

Diots

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Poultry

Roasted duck breast with grenaille potatoes

Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).

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