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Meal families

Sauces

Bretonne sauce

Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.

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Main meals

Tajine

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin

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Sea fish

Monkfish tail with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta and clams

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Pork

Rethel boudin blanc

France. Grand Est. Ardennes.
White sausage made only from pork meat with milk instead of blood.

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Main meals

Ganzeltopf

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Dish of slow-cooked confit goose with mixed vegetables and white wine.

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Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Picante

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 9 months.

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Pork

Marinated confit pork belly with sweet spices and olive oil

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Cheeses

Twig farm goat tomme

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind ranging in color from grey to brown.
Ripening : 3 to 5 months.

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Desserts

Blancmange

Sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pheasant pie

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with mushroom sauce

Mushroom sauce : sauce made from a white or brown base, with mushrooms and other ingredients such as butter, seasonings, stock (veal or poultry), and wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with provençal herbs

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Dorset

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.

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