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Meal families

Seafish

Salmon a l’unilateral with sorrel sauce

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Mont Saint-Francis

United States. Indiana.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat's milk with a beer-washed rind (Imperial stout) yellow in color.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Main courses

Potée

Mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Seafood quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Vatrushka with vanilla

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with herbs

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

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pecan pie

Dish usually served with whipped cream.

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Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Poultry

Goose with chestnut

Roast goose with chestnut filling.

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Seafish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Beef

Crying tiger

Thailand.
Thin slices of marinated beef, grilled or seared, served with a spicy chili and tamarind sauce, accompanied by sticky rice (the sauce would be strong enough to make you cry).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Panettone

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Brioche with candied fruit, raisins, and citrus zest.

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Main courses

Spicy fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, red and green bell peppers, and chili pepper.

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