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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Queen of Sheba cake

Chocolate and almond cake.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg whites, sugar, almonds, and bitter almonds.

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Cheeses

Claquebitou

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Fresh cheese made from goat's milk.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Origano breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pheasant pie

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Cheeses

Ameribella

United States. Indiana.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-brown washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Casse-museau

France. Occitania. Tarn. Brassac.
Crispy brioche made with sheep’s milk and a molten heart.

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Pork

Pork chop with Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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Poultry

Roasted duck breast with grenaille potatoes

Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).

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Seafish

Braised monkfish with curry sauce

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni and cheese

Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.

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Offal and tripe

Abignades

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Landes. Chalosse.
Goose tripe cooked with the animal’s blood.
Served on toasted bread with goose fat.

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Salads

Tuna salad

Tuna salad with lettuce, tomato, and vinaigrette.

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