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Meal families

Beef

Braised oxtails in red wine sauce

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Orangettes

Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops and persillade sauce

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pizza Margherita

Pizza with basil, mozzarella, and tomato (representing the three colors of the Italian flag).

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Beef

Lucullus tongue

Mille-feuille of smoked beef tongue slices and duck foie gras.

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Poultry

Roasted duck with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Hot Starters

Ficelle picarde

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Crêpe filled with a preparation of mushrooms, crème fraîche, York ham with shallot, nutmeg, onion and topped with grated Emmental cheese.

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Feathered game

Woodstock of salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple bavarian cream

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pimientos de Padrón

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Cured Meats

Andouille de Vire with cider sauce

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Cider sauce : cider, butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and white wine.
Served hot.

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Cured Meats

Andouillette with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.
Served hot.

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Seafish

Halibut crudo

Italy.
Crudo : a raw fish or seafood dish, usually simply seasoned with a mix of citrus (lime, lemon, grapefruit…) and olive oil, salt, citrus juice (lemon, lime), and vinegar.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pâté aux prunes

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pie made with shortcrust or puff pastry, filled with unpitted plums.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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