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Meal families

Veal

Wiener Schnitzel with anchovies and capers

Originally the wiener schnitzel contained anchovies and capers.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Poultry

Chicken with morel and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cooked meats

Amiens duck pâté

Pâté en croûte made with duck and pork, along with mushrooms or truffles, Cognac, shallots, egg, white bread, apples, spices, pepper, and salt, set in a jelly.

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Cold starters

Cervelle de canut

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.

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Poultry

Young guinea fowl with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Desserts

Fontainebleau with raspberries

Fontainebleau : dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Fresh anchovies marinated in lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sea fish

Salmon and sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Gnocchi

Mixture of wheat flour and potato semolina or durum wheat poached in water and often gratin in the oven with cheese.

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Cold starters

Vegetable aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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