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Meal families

Cheeses

Pierre Robert

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Main meals

Vegetable curry

Base : eggplant, zucchini, potato , etc

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cold starters

Meze

Eastern Mediterranean.
Small dishes (ten to one hundred, with eggplant caviar, dolmas, vegetable salads, tabbouleh, etc.) served on small plates (like antipasti) for a party or family meal to accompany alcoholic beverages.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with mashed potato

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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Warm starters

White truffle raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and black truffle

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Main meals

Fish and chips

Breaded fish with fries.

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Condiments

Curry

Spicy preparation of yellow or orange color, very fragrant, ranging from very mild to very spicy.

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Poultry

Turkey cutlet with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Poultry

Roasted capon en demi-deuil

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.

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Main meals

Dim sum shrimp

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster parisienne

Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.

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