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Meal families

Pork

Rouelle of pork with mojette beans

Rouelle : a thick slice of meat cut from the hind leg.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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Cold starters

Celery root remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, gherkins and mixed herbs (parsley, chives, chervil and tarragon).

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Main meals

Aligot

Aligot : mashed potatoes mixed with butter, cream, crushed garlic, and melted cheese (Tome fraîche de l’Aubrac).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Desserts

Apple and rhubarb crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Cheeses

Durrus

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 3 to 5 weeks.

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Cheeses

Shepherd’s delight

United States. Pennsylvania.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron stuffed with a walnut cream.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb sweetbread with morel cream

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in lemon

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Poultry

Gaston Gérard chicken

France. Burgundy. Dijon.
Chicken cooked with grated Comté cheese, fresh cream, Dijon mustard, paprika and white Burgundy wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with linden butter

Linden butter sauce : creamy lime blossom infusion mixed with butter.

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Others

Chow mein

Meat (beef, pork or chicken) or shrimps cooked with vegetables (celery, cabbage, bean sprouts) bound with a starch-thickened sauce.
Serve with stir-fried noodles (Yakisoba).

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Sauces

Cocktail sauce

Cognac or whisky with ketchup, mayonnaise and tabasco.

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