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Meal families

Pork

Marinated pork skewers

Marinated tenderloin of pork with garlic, oregano, paprika and salt.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb sweetbread with morel cream

Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Desserts

Alsatian-style apple tart

Alsatian-style : pie with egg-based cream, kirsch, milk, sugar and flour.

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Cheeses

Shropshire blue

United Kingdom.
Blue unpasteurised cow's milk cheese and orange in color.

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Desserts

Croquets bordelais

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Dry almond biscuit.

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Sauces

Lobster butter

Lobster meat with butter.

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Game birds

Young partridge in chartreuse of vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Chartreuse : dish cooked in a water bath consisting of cabbage (or other vegetables) braised arranged alternately layered with a meat to alternate colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.

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Pork

Rouelle of pork

Rouelle : a thick slice of meat cut from the hind leg.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé

Chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal lamb skewers

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

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Veal

Amourettes with morel and potato

Amourettes fritters of animals testicules.

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine lettuce and croutons with egg, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of mutton

Navarin : stew.

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