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Meal families

Veal

Veal medallion with porcini mushrooms and potatoes

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Cold starters

Zakuski

Russia.
Various appetizers served with the aperitif (caviar, cold cuts, smoked or marinated fish, malossol pickles, salads…).

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Main meals

Hochepot stew

France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.

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Warm starters

Spiced pork nem

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras au torchon

Duck foie gras rolled and cooked in a cloth.
Served cold.

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Cheeses

Bear hill

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 to 8 months.

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Sea fish

Steamed John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster medallion Thermidor

Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with citrus

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sauces

Americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Poultry

Poached fattened chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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