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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Spit roasted kid goat with persillade sauce

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

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Desserts

Far breton with prunes

Far : traditional custard cake from Brittany made from butter, flour, milk and sugar with a denser consistency than a flan.

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Desserts

Pomelo pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.

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Cheeses

St. Malachi

United States. Pennsylvania.
Pressed cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Feta

Greece.
Sheep's milk cheese curdled in brine.

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Consommé and Soup

Minestrone

Vegetable soup with beans, sometimes pasta or rice, accompanied by a pesto (sauce made with olive oil, basil, garlic and grated cheese).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Game birds

Woodstock of salmis

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

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Consommé and Soup

Mussel soup

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Desserts

Savarin with rum

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Patatas bravas

Spain.
specialty of potatoes cut into cubes about two centimeters in size, then fried in oil with garlic and served hot with aioli (Catalonia) or a spicy tomato sauce.

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Desserts

Liège waffle

Waffle with pearl sugar and a layer of liquid caramel, often flavored with cinnamon or vanilla.
It can be served with chocolate, creams, or fruit.

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