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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Paris-Brest

Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.

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Feathered game

Roast young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Crema catalana

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with oysters

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

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Almond tuiles

Small almond-based pastry, baked flat into the shape of a roof tile, typically used as a dessert garnish.

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Miscellaneous

Lamb pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with thinly sliced lamb, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Seafish

Sole fillets with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Poultry

Chicken with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Seafish

Fresh anchovies marinated in white wine

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb with blueberry

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Sauces

Brown sauce

Brown sauce : reduced brown stock and tomato concentrate or brown roux with added butter, onion and bacon, flavored with bouquet garni.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Seafish

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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