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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Cheese pie

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Cheeses

Prairie sunset

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Poultry

Chicken Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.

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Pork

Pork roast with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Veal

Roasted rack of veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Seafish

Catalan anchovies

Anchovy fillets with red peppers, drizzled with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and parsley.

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Seafish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Miscellaneous

Pork pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with sliced pork meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with Sarlat style potatoes

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Hazelnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endives

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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