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Meal families

Sauces

Cocktail sauce

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Cheeses

Brie de Meaux

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Chicken with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

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Sea fish

Braised sea bass with fennel

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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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced parfait with almond brown nougat

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Sauces

Curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cooked meats

Woodstock pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked yellow bell pepper

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Hake fillet with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage

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

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Cheeses

Manchego curado

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Cheeses

Bay blue

United States. California.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Neigeux with strawberry

Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops

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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salmon pizza

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Desserts

Profiteroles au chocolat

Small choux pastry puffs filled with pastry cream or vanilla ice cream, and covered in chocolate.

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Game birds

Pheasant salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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