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Meal families

Cheeses

Sablé de Wissant

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with an orange-colored witbier washed-rind, coated with breadcrumbs.

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Sea fish

Cod brandade with mashed potatoes

Brandade with mashed potatoes.

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Sauces

Bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cheeses

Andazul

Spain. Andalusia.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Cheeses

Vézelay

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne. Vézelay.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 7 to 11 days.

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Desserts

Savarin with candied fruit

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Poultry

Chicken with satay sauce

Satay sauce : sauce made with coconut cream and peanut butter, with garlic, lime, chili and spices (coriander, cumin and fennel).

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Desserts

Coffee merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Cheeses

Brocciu

France. Corsica.
Sheep’s milk cheese made from a combination of milk and whey.

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Main meals

Chicken waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs, with the broth thickened with butter or cream.

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Consommé and Soup

Goulash

Hungary.
Stew or soup of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices.

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Choron sauce

Choron sauce : béarnaise sauce with tomato.

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Appetizers

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Desserts

Devil’s food cake

Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.

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