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Meal families

Desserts

Redcurrant vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams au gratin

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Desserts

Palets aux raisins

Round-shaped biscuit with raisins.

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Desserts

Mandarine givrée

Mandarine sorbet served in a mandarine.

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Cheeses

Montasio mezzano

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 10 months.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver a l’anglaise

English-style : with bacon.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pie

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Cheeses

Cave aged marisa

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Desserts

Strawberry egg custard

Boiled milk poured over beaten eggs and baked in the oven.

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Desserts

Pears cassolette with white wine

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb with thyme

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette in a gingerbread crust

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Veal

Provençal veal tendron

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Poultry

Goose with red wine sauce

Goose marinated in red wine before cooking.

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Cooked meats

Duck pâté with foie gras and porcini mushrooms

Served cold or at room temperature.

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