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Meal families

Appetizers

Crab cake

United States.
Minced crabmeat fritter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with duck foie gras

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sea fish

Grilled herrings with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Appetizers

Lobster summer roll

Vietnam.
Shrimp, vegetables, beef meat or pork meat wrapped in rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Parmesan shortbreads

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge 6 meses

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Cheeses

Reblochon laitier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese (Red label).

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Sauces

Chocolate sauce

Red wine with butter, shallots, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Dog cockle and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Cheeses

Charolais

France. Burgundy.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Desserts

Fraisier cake

Cake based on strawberry with sponge cake and cream generally topped with a layer of marzipan.

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Main meals

Mushroom and cabbage pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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