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Meal families

Poultry

Supreme of guinea-fowl with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Cheeses

Truffe du Périgord

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Cheeses

Boulette de Cambrai

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetables à la croque au sel

À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Sea fish

Sea bream tartare with citrus

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Poultry

Pigeon en vessie with cream sauce

En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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