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Meal families

Salads

Langoustines salad with orange butter and tarragon

Orange butter : reduced orange juice with butter and cream.

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Desserts

Rice Condé

Rice pudding with a sugar-egg mixture added at the end of cooking.

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Main meals

Fondue normande

Fondue made with soft cheese without rind (Camembert, Livarot, Pont-l’Évêque…) with Calvados, cream or milk, and shallot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Boulangere potatoes

Boulangere potatoes : potatoes baked in the oven with onions in broth.

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Main meals

Sushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage with saffron

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Cheeses

Kanterkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Poultry

Duck daube

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

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Ice cream and sorbets

Spice ice cream

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Cheeses

French Gouda

France.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Sea fish

Braised salmon

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Desserts

Apple Flammkuchen

Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, apple slices, and flambéed with Calvados.

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Main meals

Sausage rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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