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Meal families

Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Sea fish

Provençal grilled sea bream

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Beef

Beef estouffade

Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.

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Sauces

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Pork

Pork ribs with devil’s sauce

Devil sauce : shallot and vinegar reduction with veal stock and espagnole sauce, simmered and reduced by half with tomato.

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Sauces

Poivronnade sauce

Poivronnade sauce : garlic, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid in american 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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Salads

Cervelat salad

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cervelas sausage cut into cubes or strips, mixed with onions and served with a cider or white wine vinaigrette.
Can be served with steamed potatoes and hard-boiled eggs.

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Cooked meats

Goose paté with goose foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque 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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Desserts

Pineapple surprise

Slices of pineapple glazed with caramel, topped with a brioche soaked in cream.

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