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Meal families

Desserts

Peach miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with basil butter

Basil butter : butter and basil.

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Sea fish

Rollmops

Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.

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Desserts

Floating island

Beaten egg whites baked in a mold, in the oven and in a bain-marie, accompanied by crème anglaise.
Generally topped with caramel.

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Desserts

Framboisier cake

Cake made with raspberries, sponge cake and cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked endive with ham

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apple sorbet

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Cheeses

Rove des garrigues

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Fresh cheese made from raw or pasteurized goat's milk, shaped into a ball.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Pork

Diots with cabbage

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Main meals

Jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
A type of paella made with rice, very spicy, with seafood, fish, or meat.

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken stuffed with black truffle and pommes mousseline

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Potatoes mousseline : mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolks and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Desserts

Flemish waffle

Waffle filled with a mixture of light brown sugar, butter, and rum, often flavored with vanilla.

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Cheeses

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
The packaging usually specifies the intensity of the cheese (mild, medium, strong, extra-strong, , etc) and sometimes the maturation (young, matured, old, vintage, , etc).
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

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