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Meal families

Desserts

Douillon à la pomme

France. Normandy.
Apple hollowed out in the center and filled with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter, or with jam for children, baked in the oven in shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Main meals

Cheese fondue

Switzerland.
Dish made with hard cheeses (Beaufort, Comté, Swiss Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni gratin

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with red wine sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Mixture of minced meat (lamb, beef, pork, veal, etc) with milk, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and spices, baked in the oven or in a pot and usually rectangular in shape.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cold starters

Fish loaf with green sauce

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

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Poultry

Chicken quesadillas

Mexico.
Corn tortilla filled with cheese and chicken.

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini mushrooms

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Main meals

Fish with meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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Cold starters

Fish aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with garlic cloves

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with red caviar

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Veal

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

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Main meals

Beef rendang

Indonesia.
Rendang : dish made with meat or vegetables slowly cooked in coconut milk with spices (lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili).

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