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Desserts

Oeufs au lait and strawberry

Boiled milk poured over eggs beaten in omelette and baked.

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Sauces

Vinaigrette

Emulsified sauce obtained by mixing an acidic liquid (lemon juice, vinegar) with a fat (oil, sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt) generally accompanied by a spoonful of mustard, pepper and salt and often aromatic herbs.

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Desserts

Victoria sponge

Sponge cake filled with whipped cream and berries.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon in a beurre blanc sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Shelled hard-boiled egg wrapped with minced meat sausage coated in breadcrumbs and then baked or fried.

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Main meals

Tablier de sapeur with tartar sauce

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Lyon.
Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.
Usually served with steamed potatoes.

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Cheeses

La Bouille

France. Upper Normandy. Seine-Maritime. La Bouille.
Soft-ripened double cream cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Pork

Currywurst

Germany. Berlin.
Pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.
Served with bread rolls (Brötchen) or with french fries.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken soup with cream) with chicken or veal stock reduced.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Consommé and Soup

Veal goulash

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Poultry

Peking fattened chicken with sweet spices

Glazed : spreading honey on the skin of an animal before cooking to obtain a crunchy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Desserts

Blueberry crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Offal and tripe

Merguez grillées

Merguez: sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with condiments (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili, etc.).

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Others

Almas caviar

Caviar from Iran.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Karnıyarık

Turkey.
Eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, parsley, pepper, tomato and minced meat.

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Beef

Piece of beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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