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Meal families

Desserts

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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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with citrus

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sauces

Financiere sauce

Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.

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Warm starters

Seafood vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil, and pepperoni (a sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey, with paprika or another chili pepper).

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Cheeses

Le bleu 1924

France.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Kanternagelkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk flavored with cumin and clove.

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Pork

Marinated pork skewers

Marinated pork with garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt.

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Cheeses

Arôme de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind and aged in grape pomace.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza marinara

Italy. Naples.
Pizza with tomato, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, and oregano.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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Game birds

Young partridge in parchment

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Salads

Salade périgourdine

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Mixed salad made with croutons, confit or dried duck gizzards, duck breast, walnuts, leafy greens, and tomatoes.

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