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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach

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Others

Frog legs with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Ricotta cannelloni

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Salads

Lobster salad with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Carré de l’Est

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Meuse. Moselle. Vosges.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Veal

Veal tournedos with forestière sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.

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Sauces

Bolognese sauce

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Provençal eggplants

Eggplant with garlic, onion, parsley, tomato…

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine and onion confit

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Beef

Rib steak over vine shoots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with chanterelles

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Cheeses

Kunik

United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Game birds

Woodstock of salmis

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

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