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Meal families

Desserts

Blueberry 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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Sheep and Goats

Lamb daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets 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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Main meals

Macaronade

France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
A mixture of pasta and meat or fish with tomato sauce.

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Poultry

Chicken Vallée d’Auge style

Calvados sauce (Sauce Vallée d'Auge) : cooking juices deglazed with fresh cream and a dash of Calvados.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine al ragù

Italy.
Pasta with bolognese sauce.

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Desserts

Apple and hazelnut 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach with a light 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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Cheeses

Good Thunder

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Brown ale).
Ripening : 3 to 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Desserts

Griottines yule log

Griottines : cherries macerated in a kirsch liqueur.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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