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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini tian

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Peach trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberry pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with sour cream, sugar, and strawberry.
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Curry sautéed shrimp with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Miscellaneous

Frog legs with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops cassolette with black truffle

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Crab tart

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Poultry

Supreme of guinea-fowl

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with garlic cream

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Cheeses

Dream weaver

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed oyster mushrooms

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Sauces

Mushroom sauce

Mushroom sauce : sauce made from a white or brown base, with mushrooms and other ingredients such as butter, seasonings, stock (veal or poultry), and wine.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple cake

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red berry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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