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Red fruit 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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Asiago d’allevo
Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk.
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Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic
Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.
Desserts
Praline macarons
Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.
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Amiens duck pâté
Pâté en croûte made with duck and pork, along with mushrooms or truffles, Cognac, shallots, egg, white bread, apples, spices, pepper, and salt, set in a jelly.
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Avocado with shrimp sauce
Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.
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Sea bream ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
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Rib steak in a salt crust
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
Main meals
Gratin savoyard
Dish without cream or milk, made of potatoes cooked in beef broth and gratinated with a regional hard cheese such as Beaufort, Emmental, or Gruyère.
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Bugnes lyonnaises
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Regional donut variety.
Cold starters
Shrimp carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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Banana split
Frozen dessert traditionally made of a banana cut lengthwise, surrounding three scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry in France or three scoops of vanilla in Belgium), all topped with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
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Scallops with americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Desserts
Strawberry snow
Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.
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