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Meal families

Desserts

Frangipane tart

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Desserts

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts

Croustillons

Deep-fried balls with sugar.

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Desserts

Peach trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Appetizers

Goat cheese gougères

Gougères stuffed with goat cheese.

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Orange givrée

Orange sorbet served in an orange.

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Salads

Waldorf salad

Julienned apple and celery salad with walnuts and a mayonnaise dressing.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cooked meats

Hare pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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