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Meal families

Desserts

Damson crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Cheeses

San Andreas

United States. California.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Desserts

Pear and apple crumble with almonds

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morel sauce

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Saint-Winoc

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Soft-ripened raw whole cow's milk cheese with a blond beer-washed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 6 weeks.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Salads

Salade landaise

Mixed salad with asparagus, foie gras and gizzards duck, raw ham, smoked duck breast, corn, lettuce, pine nuts and tomatoes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Cold starters

Cervelle de canut

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with cream and seasoned with chopped herbs (chive, shallot, parsley).
Usually served with toast, boiled potatoes or to season a salad.

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Sauces

Choron sauce

Bearnaise sauce with tomato.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop tartar

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Poultry

Roast duck with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled noisette of lamb

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.

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Rabbit

Rabbit fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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