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Meal families

Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb chops 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

Coulommiers

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux. Coulommiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Chocolate praline dome cake

Milk chocolate dome filled with praline mousse.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops in americaine sauce

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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Sea fish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

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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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini mushrooms

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

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Main meals

Ruthenian pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Ruthenian : stuffed with farmer’s cheese, fried onion, and potato.
Served hot or cold.

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Veal

Provençal veal chop

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cooked meats

Goose paté with goose foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with melted butter

Lobster served with melted butter enhanced with reduced lemon juice, and optionally, pepper or chili.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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