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Meal families

Seafish

Hake with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cockle risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura. Haut-Jura.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Cheeses

Malakoff

France. Normandy. Seine-Maritime. Pays de Bray. Gournay-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Less aged than Gournay.

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Cheeses

Old Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bordelaise sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear bavarian creram and apple coulis

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Feathered game

Spit-roasted young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange with spices

A l'orange : sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Poirat du Berry

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Pear pie lightly scented with spices (innamon, clove, pepper).

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Main courses

Corn dog

Canada. United States.
Smoked sausage coated in batter and served on a stick.
Served with ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Served hot.

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