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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mirlitons de Rouen

France. Normandy. Rouen.
Tartlet filled with a cream made from butter, cream, eggs, ground almonds, sugar and vanilla.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Miscellaneous

Snails in the Burgundy style

Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).

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Cheeses

Cabécou de Livernon

France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Tomato bruschetta

Grilled bread rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil and salt, served with tomato and basil.

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Salads

Mesclun with goat cheese

Mesclun : mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves from chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.

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Salads

Mesclun

Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.

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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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Poultry

Chicken with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Rose des sables with chocolate milk

Rose des sables : cornflakes covered in chocolate.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Cured Meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini mushrooms

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

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