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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel and horn of plenty fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Sauces

Parsley sauce

Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Sea fish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Sea fish

Kazunoko

Japan.
Salted or dried herring roe.

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Desserts

Blueberry crumble

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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Desserts

Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of mille-feuille.

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Desserts

Rhubarb pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Desserts

Red berry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cooked meats

Andouille de Jargeau

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Jargeau.
Pork sausage using at least 60% pork meat and pork belly.
Served cold as first course.

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Desserts

Molten dark chocolate cake

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Salads

Mesclun

Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with black truffle

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Desserts

Rhubarb crumble

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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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines a la nage

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

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Desserts

Fresh fruit soup

(pineapple and peach)

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp gratin

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Cheeses

Fourme d’Ambert

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.

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Cheeses

Off Kilter

United States. Washington.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Scotch ale).

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