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Meal families

Main meals

Parmigiana

Italy.
Aubergine and tomato gratin.

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Main meals

Moussaka

Balkans. Middle East.
Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.

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Sea fish

Turbot with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Game birds

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini raviole

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Cooked meats

Pâté de campagne with black pepper

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Chavroux

Fresh cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk.

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Eggs

Eggs in snow

Egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Game animals

Venison salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Desserts

Biscuits roses de Reims charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Creamy mushrooms

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Main meals

Tuna sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with shallots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Little boy blue cheese

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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