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Meal families

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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Sea fish

Citrus gravlax salmon

Gravlax : fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices, and herbs, cured with salt and sugar, served with a mustard sauce.

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Others

Croque-madame

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.

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Desserts

Savarin with candied fruit

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Sauces

Tablier de sapeur with gribiche sauce

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes.
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Cheeses

Brie

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Caramelized apple

Apple coated with a soft cream caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.
Amandine : cover with almonds.

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with Maroilles sauce

Sauce made with Maroilles cheese and white wine.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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