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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Tutti-frutti ice cream bombe

Ice cream bomb : ice cream in a spherical or semi-spherical Ihape.
Vanilla and strawberry ice cream duo, served with candied fruit and fresh strawberries.

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Appetizers

Crab cake

United States.
Choped crabmeat fritter.

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal with sorrel sauce

Fricandeau : thin slice of veal larded and braised or pan-fried.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cold starters

Spiny lobster with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Pork

Jambonneau with lentils

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.

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Sea fish

Red tuna tartare

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

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Desserts

Coffee religieuse

Religieuse : pastry composed of two small choux pastries filled with flavored pastry cream and covered with fondant and buttercream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms with ham.

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Cheeses

Tomme de Courchevel

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Tarentaise. Praslin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Hard-boiled peeled egg wrapped in minced meat sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then baked or fried.

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Sea fish

Turbot with Champagne zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with vanilla

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Veal

Rack of veal with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate fondue

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Cheeses

Nakládaný hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind marinated in oil with garlic, herbs, spices, onions, etc.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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