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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Vanilla ice cream

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with spring vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Blueberry crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic shrimp scampi

Scampi : langoustine without head.

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Desserts

Plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster gratin cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sea fish

Sea bream in salt crust with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Sea fish

Grilled 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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Desserts

Caramel mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meatball stew

Canada. Quebec.
Meatballs (beef and pork) seasoned with spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, simmered in a thick sauce often with carrots, celery, and turnips.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled zucchini

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