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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple crumble with spices

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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Cheeses

Maytag Blue cheese

United States. Iowa.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Poultry

Duckling Montmorency

Duckling served with a sauce made from poultry velouté and Montmorency cherries.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Sticky toffee pudding

United Kingdom.
Sponge cake made with brown sugar and finely chopped dates, topped with caramel (brown sugar).
Served with custard, vanilla ice cream or single cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mounassou

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Corrèze.
Potato cake with cream, pork and shallots.

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Seafish

Atascaburras

Spain. Albacete. Cuenca.
Brandade made with salted cod, olive oil, potatoes, and chestnuts.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with lemon butter

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Sauces

Tablier de sapeur with gribiche sauce

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes.
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Seafish

Roasted cod with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cheeses

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Veal

Veal tournedos with forestière sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Opera

Cake with Joconde sponge, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache.

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Cold starters

Egg aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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