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Meal families

Poultry

Aiguillette of guinea fowl with poivrade sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Cheeses

Oma

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 2-3 months.

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Main meals

Moussaka

Balkans. Middle East.
Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.

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Desserts

Puits d’amour

Round, hollowed-out pastry made from puff or choux pastry, filled with jam (apricot, raspberry, or redcurrant jelly) or pastry cream, and topped with caramel or powdered sugar.

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Cheeses

Red hawk

United States. California.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a yellow to reddish-orange washed rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron filled with walnut cream.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with porcini mushrooms and potatoes

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Cheeses

Asiago d’allevo

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie with a filling of poultry, honey, and spices.

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Sea fish

Cod with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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