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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek and scallop pie

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Poultry

Squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Cheeses

Verano

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 6 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.
Served cold.

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Cooked meats

Jamón ibérico

Dry-cured ham produced from black Iberian pigs (pure breed or crossed with at least 50% black Iberian pig with Duroc pigs).

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Cheeses

Olivet bleu

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Olivet.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Beef

Entrecote with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Desserts

Empress rice pudding

Rice pudding mixed with Bavarian cream, flavored with kirsch and candied fruits.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with blackcurrant

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Others

Barbecue

A meal, usually outdoors, where food is cooked on a grill or a spit.

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Cheeses

Old Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.

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Desserts

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Poultry

Duck breast and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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