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Meal families

Desserts

Pineapple surprise

Slices of pineapple glazed with caramel, topped with a brioche soaked in cream.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Sauces

Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Claquebitou

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Fresh cheese made from goat's milk.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

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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Desserts

Pineapple 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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Desserts

Tropézienne

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Brioche split in two and filled with a mixture of pastry cream and buttercream, topped with pearl sugar.

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Others

Hamburger

Dish originating from Germany.
Sandwich made with two buns filled with ground beef, fresh vegetables, lettuce, condiments (pickles, onion) and sauce.

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Cold starters

Crab pâté

Served cold.

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Cheeses

Trifecta

United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized sheep’s and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Saison).
Ripening : 2 years.

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Beef

Grilled beef with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with lime

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin

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Pork

Diots with red wine

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Cheeses

Pierre Robert

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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