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Meal families

Beef

Beef carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek

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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Appetizers

Gougères with Comté

Gougères stuffed with Comté cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sheep and Goats

Pistache Saint-Gaudinoise

France. Occitania. Haute-Garonne.
Mutton stew with white beans, pork, lard and garlic.

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Sea fish

Roasted John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

Duckling : young duck.
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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Main meals

Gratin dauphinois

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Harbison

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.

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Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Apple strudel

Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.

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Desserts

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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