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Meal families

Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.

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Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Freshwater fish

Trout aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb in herbs crust

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Main meals

Polish meat pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Filled with minced meat, cabbage, and mushrooms.
Served hot or cold.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Cheeses

Rupert reserve

United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Beef

Roasted beef tenderloin with porcini mushroom sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with morel sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Others

Chicken gyros

Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meatball stew

Canada. Quebec.
Meatballs (beef and pork) seasoned with spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, simmered in a thick sauce often with carrots, celery, and turnips.

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