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Meal families

Desserts

Bananas Foster

Flambéed bananas with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb and spring garnish

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Poultry

Pullet in demi deuil with Albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese and bacon quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Desserts

Gingerbread charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters Rockefeller

Oysters cooked in breadcrumbs with spinach, parsley and a dash of anise liqueur.

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Cheeses

Salers

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.

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Pork

Peking pork

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Old Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tuna lasagna

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus risotto

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

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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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Pork

Ham with wine lees

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Ham that has been macerated in Burgundy wine lees for three to five weeks..
Served cold as an appetizer or as a starter.

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Desserts

Milk pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream flavored with orange blossom water.

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Others

BLT sandwich

Sandwich made with two slices of sandwich bread (often toasted), filled with slices of smoked or pan-fried bacon (usually three), lettuce leaves (often iceberg or romaine), and tomato slices (BLT : Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato), with mayonnaise.

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