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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Sea fish

Grilled sole with melted butter

Melted butter sauce : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Fruits

Brasucado

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Roasting chestnuts over a wood fire on a metal sheet or in a large pan.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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Shellfish and Seafood

Curry sautéed shrimp with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cold starters

Salmon aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sea fish

Pan-fried sea bass pavé

Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.

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Fruits

Cherries and mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Cheeses

Shropshire blue

United Kingdom.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 10 to 12 weeks.

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Cheeses

Venus

United States. Washington.
Pressed and uncooked raw goat’s and cow’s milk with a golden yellow cider-washed rind.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb en croute with his own juice

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Sea fish

Roasted salmon with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Desserts

Sugar pie

Belgium. Canada. Quebec. France.
Tart filled with butter, fresh cream and sugar.
The dough varies depending on the origin (Canada : shortcrust pastry).

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