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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops in sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza alla puttanesca

Pizza made with anchovies, capers, olives, and bell peppers.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek tart

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Sea fish

Hake with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Sea fish

Bordeaux style shad

Bordeaux or Bordelaise style : with shallots, parsley, and red wine.

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Appetizers

Tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cheeses

Crater Lake Blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 90 days.

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Cheeses

Tilsit

Germany.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle bolognese

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Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cheeses

Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.

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