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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Merguez frites

Merguez : sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with seasonings (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili…).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claws in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Game animals

Hare à la royale

A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.

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Cheeses

Foxglove

United States. Indiana.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Two peppers pizza

Pizza with yellow and red bell peppers and mozzarella.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Sauces

Guacamole

Preparation made with mashed avocado, fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh chili, tomatoes and salt.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saffron risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Eggs

Cloud eggs

Beaten egg white with egg yolk and grated cheese.

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