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Meal families

Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal mutton daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Desserts

Chocolate and Griottines twelfth night cake

Griottines : cherries macerated in a kirsch liqueur.

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Desserts

Profiteroles

Small choux pastry puffs filled with pastry cream or vanilla ice cream, often served with whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage with a lemon sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Lemon sauce : butter, lemon, cream and mustard.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with goat cheese

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Cheeses

Pavé du Quercy

France. Occitania. Quercy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron filled with walnut cream.

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Desserts

Pear charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with morels

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Desserts

Savarin with rum

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Cheeses

Mozzarella di Bufala Campana

Italy. Campania.
Fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Sauces

Provençal sauce

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

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