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Meal families

Main meals

Monkfish tajine with confit lemon

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sea fish

Tuna ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Sauces

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Beef

Roast beef with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Desserts

Douillon à la poire

France. Normandy.
Pear hollowed out in the center and filled with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter, or with jam for children, baked in the oven in shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Cheeses

Camembert affiné au cidre

Camembert soaked for fifteen days in Norman cider.

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Desserts

Peach bavarian

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with rosemary

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Main meals

Chicken colombo

France. French Guiana.
Colombo : highly aromatic stew prepared with a marinade of spice blend (garlic, lime, coriander, turmeric, mustard seeds, bay leaf, chili pepper, black pepper, thyme) and then sautéed in oil with various vegetables (eggplant, plantain, carrots, green beans, potatoes, or very often rice) and tropical fruits.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with olive oil

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Cheeses

Vermont Herdsman

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw whole cow's milk with a straw-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Cod in green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Appetizers

Crescent dogs

Sausage filled with cheese, wrapped in puff pastry.

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Cheeses

Brillat-Savarin

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saône-et-Loire. Grand Est. Aube. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : minimum 5 days for small formats, 8 days for others.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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