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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Dog cockle with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Desserts

Fontainebleau with raspberries

Fontainebleau : dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Offal and tripe

Amourettes fritters

Amourettes : fritters of animals testicules.

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Poultry

Grilled duck aiguillette

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Others

Mauricette

France. Grand Est. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made with pretzel dough.

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine and onion confit

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Pork

Boudin blanc

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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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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Appetizers

Arancini al ragù

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.

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