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Meal families

Sea fish

Monkfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Mole chicken

Mole : sauce made with peanuts, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread, or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette in a gingerbread crust

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Sea fish

Grilled red mullet with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Flammekueche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, bacon bits, and onions.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Carrots Vichy

Carrots sliced into thick rounds and cooked in a mixture of butter, water, lemon juice, and sugar.

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Desserts

Tiramisu

Italy. Veneto.
A specialty made of Italian biscuits (Savoiardi) layered and soaked in coffee, with a mixture of whipped eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "Pull me up" (towards gastronomic bliss).

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Poultry

Chicken in curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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