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Meal families

Sauces

Hollandaise sauce

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

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Pork

Tonkatsu

Japan.
Breaded and fried pork cutlet served with shredded cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and karashi (Chinese mustard).
Dish usually served with rice and miso soup.

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Pork

Diots

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes a la barigoule

A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).

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Cheeses

Yorkshire Wensleydale

United Kingdom. North Yorkshire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's and cow's milk, white in color.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with white wine and mousseline spinach

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Desserts

Thin apple tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mousse tart

Tart shell filled with chocolate mousse.
Served cold.

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Cold starters

Confit tomatoes

French cooking technique where tomatoes are slow-cooked at low temperature in olive oil with herbs (often garlic, thyme, and sometimes sugar) to concentrate the flavors.
Used as a garnish in Mediterranean cuisine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato

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Salads

Mixed salad

A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced coffee parfait with gingerbread

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Sauces

Chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled prawns

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