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Mauricette

France. Grand Est. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made with pretzel dough.

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Cheeses

Chaource

France. Grand est. Aube.
Soft-ripened cheese made from whole cow’s milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Sea fish

Sea bream tartare with citrus

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

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver with persillade sauce

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

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Sauces

Red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with anise and braised fennel

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch quenelles with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Galette with seafood

Galette : savory crepe.

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Cheeses

Glacier blue

United States. Washington.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Desserts

Chocolate macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style lamb kidneys

Kidney cooked in red wine and topped with bordelaise sauce.

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Desserts

Savarin with red berries

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Crème brûlée

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

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Desserts

Pineapple zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Main meals

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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