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Meal families

Desserts

Mango vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Sauces

Pesto sauce

Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made with olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, Pecorino Sardo, pine nuts, and marjoram or parsley.

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Cheeses

Pavé correzien

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin. Corrèze.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 6 months.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Appetizers

Crab cake

United States.
Choped crabmeat fritter.

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Desserts

Rhubarb sablé

Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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Sauces

Sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Beef

Chili con carne

Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with fleur de sel

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cabbage

Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves, then boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.

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Game birds

Young partridge in chartreuse of vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Chartreuse : a dish cooked in a bain-marie, made of braised cabbage (or other vegetables) layered alternately with meat to create a contrast of colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.

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Sauces

Red pepper sauce

Red pepper sauce : sauce made with crème fraîche, olive oil, onion, and red bell pepper.

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Veal

Veal shank slice with cider

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Melon sorbet

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Appetizers

Dark chocolate sorbet

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Cheeses

Medium-old Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 6 to 12 months.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Cheeses

Comté fruité

France. Franche-Comté.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Main meals

Tuna sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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