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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Game animals

Haunch of venison with poivrade sauce

Haunch : leg.
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Pork

Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Poultry

Chicken confit

Generally eaten hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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Beef

Rib steak with celeriac purée

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Ashbrook

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Taleggio

Italy. Lombardy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with a pink-orange colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 25 to 40 days.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Termignon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Desserts

Biscuits roses de Reims 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with porcini mushrooms

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

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with thyme

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

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Desserts

Baerewecke

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Bread with dried and candied fruits marinated in alcohol.

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Main meals

Fondue savoyarde

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Traditional fondue made with melted cheese (Beaufort, Comté, Emmental, Gruyère, Tomme de Savoie) in which small pieces of bread are dipped.

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Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Sauces

Provençal sauce

Provençal sauce : crushed tomatoes and a garlic clove sautéed in oil.

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Main meals

Fish couscous

Couscous : steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish soup

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Cooked meats

Prisuttu

Aged for 12 to 18 months.

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