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Meal families

Main meals

Chicken tajine with almonds and dates

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

French Gouda

France.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Appetizers

Poached eggs tart and Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Sauces

Bagna cauda

A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules marinière

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Game birds

Pheasant salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Others

Jambon-fromage

France.
Ham sandwich made with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise with cheese and filled with ham slices and often pickles.

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Poultry

Sauteed turkey with chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed turnip

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Poultry

Phat kaphrao kai

Thailand.
Stir-fried sliced chicken with basil and chili.

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Pork

Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with black truffle mashed potatoes

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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