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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Squid

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramel 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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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Crème brûlée

Caramel pudding with crunchy caramel topping under an iron broiler or with a flame.

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Cheeses

Neufchâtel

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream

Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pizza marinara

Italy. Naples.
Pizza with tomato, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, and oregano.

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Poultry

Roasted capon with forestière sauce

Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling à la goutte de sang

Duckling : young duck.
Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal roasted shoulder of lamb

Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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