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Meal families

Sea fish

Monkfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed oyster mushrooms

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Cheeses

Foxglove

United States. Indiana.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Desserts

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Cooked meats

Poultry liver pâté with pistachios

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Coffee and chocolate marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Beef

Grilled beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Lamb chopper

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with waxed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Sauces

Ketchup

Sauce based on tomato sauce, vinegar and sugar.

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Others

Jambon-beurre

France.
Ham sandwich made with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise, spread with butter (with or without salt) and filled with slices of ham, often pickles.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed potatoes

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Sauces

Mayonnaise

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

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