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Meal families

Sea fish

Salmon quenelles with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Desserts

Chocolate soufflé with vanilla custard

Custard : mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks and sugar flavored with vanilla.

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Game birds

Quail salmis

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed prawns

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Cheeses

Cheshire

United Kingdom.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Sauces

Provençal sauce

Provençal sauce : crushed tomatoes and a garlic clove sautéed in oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

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

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Cooked meats

Hare a la royale pâté

A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Apple Flammkuchen

Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, apple slices, and flambéed with Calvados.

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Pork

Pork crépinettes with apple

Crépinettes : minced pork wrapped in caul fat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with lime

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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