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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho

Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) blended with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Sheep and Goats

Black truffle stuffed saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pizza

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Sheep and Goats

Marinated leg of lamb with red wine

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

Sautéed bay scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed zucchini

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Touraine-style quiche

Quiche made with shortcrust pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, Rillettes de Tours, and rillons.
Rillons : pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

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Beef

Braised oxtail

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Desserts

Queen of Sheba cake

Chocolate and almond cake.

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Cheeses

Villageois blanc

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Freshwater fish

Gefilte fish

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with morels

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

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