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Meal families

Cheeses

Andazul

Spain. Andalusia.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

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Poultry

Chicken galantine

Galantine : mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Warm starters

Maroilles waffle

Waffle topped with thinly sliced Maroilles cheese.
Served with a green salad.

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Beef

Bordeaux style entrecote with porcini mushrooms

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Sheep and Goats

Pistache Saint-Gaudinoise

France. Occitania. Haute-Garonne.
Mutton stew with white beans, pork, lard and garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed langoustine with lemon butter

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Desserts

Gingerbread charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Poultry

Turkey cutlet with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

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Cooked meats

Amiens duck pâté

Pâté en croûte made with duck and pork, along with mushrooms or truffles, Cognac, shallots, egg, white bread, apples, spices, pepper, and salt, set in a jelly.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger prawn

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Cheeses

Smokey blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk, smoked over hazelnut shells.
Ripening : 90 days.

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Sea fish

Hake steak Provençal

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Sea fish

Sea bream ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Warm starters

Ziwwelküeche

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Sauces

Walnut sauce

Walnut sauce : sauce with chopped walnuts mixed with olive oil and fresh cream, cayenne pepper, salt and vinegar.

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Desserts

Mango sable

Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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