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Meal families

Desserts

Chocolate pavé

Chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Cheeses

Maroilles

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 35 days minimum.

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Desserts

Strawberries Cardinal

Strawberries covered with raspberry purée and sliced almonds flavored with liqueur (usually kirsch).

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Desserts

Savarin with red berries

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Desserts

Pineapple zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Desserts

Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream

Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.

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Desserts

Pineapple and coconut 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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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style lamb kidneys

Kidney cooked in red wine and topped with bordelaise sauce.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apricot sorbet

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with caviar and cream

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