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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mashed potato

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Poultry

Chicken confit

Generally eaten hot.

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Appetizers

Accras cod

Lightly spiced cod fritter.
Serve hot as an appetizer or as a starter.

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Sea fish

Salmon steak with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Others

Jambon-fromage

France.
Ham sandwich made with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise with cheese and filled with ham slices and often pickles.

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Pork

Braised pork shoulder

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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Veal

Veal medallion with morels

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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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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Sea fish

Trout fillets Gravlax

Gravlax : fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices, and herbs, cured with salt and sugar, served with a mustard sauce.

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Consommé and Soup

Minestrone

Vegetable soup with beans, sometimes pasta or rice, accompanied by a pesto (sauce made with olive oil, basil, garlic and grated cheese).

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Others

Grilled cheese

Hot sandwich on white bread with butter and cheese.

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Poultry

Chicken bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Cheeses

Kanterkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Asparagus flan

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Poultry

Peking duck with sweet spices

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
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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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.

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Main meals

Raclette

Melted cheese served with cold cuts, potatoes and vegetables.

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Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk whose rind is rubbed with a purée made from Espelette peppers.
Ripening : 3 to 12 months.

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