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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à l’américaine

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberries Cardinal

Strawberries covered with raspberry purée and sliced almonds flavored with liqueur (usually kirsch).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Alsatian-style blueberry tart

Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb chop

Champvallon : Baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Cured Meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Eggs

Aumale scrambled eggs

Scrambled eggs, mixed with butter or cream, with tomato puree and veal kidney diced and sautéed with Madeira.

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Cheeses

Bear hill

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 to 8 months.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Seafish

Braised salmon

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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Seafish

Stuffed salmon with vegetables

Stuffing with vegetables and shellfish.
Served cold.

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Cured Meats

Mallard terrine

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Pork

Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb with broad beans

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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil, and pepperoni (a sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey, with paprika or another chili pepper).

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Veal

Veal grenadine with porcini mushrooms and potatoes

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

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Cheeses

Ash ripened goat cheese log

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.

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