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Meal families

Cold starters

Meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sea fish

Fresh anchovies marinated in white wine

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Poultry

Chicken Vallée d’Auge style

Calvados sauce (Sauce Vallée d'Auge) : cooking juices deglazed with fresh cream and a dash of Calvados.

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Others

Snail cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cold starters

Cervelle de canut

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Camembert potato gratin

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.

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Game birds

Young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Pork

Boudin blanc

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel and salmon tart

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Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with brown butter

Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Veal

Veal shank slice with cider

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with a julienne of vegetable

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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