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Meal families

Veal

Veal medallion with mushrooms

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

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Beef

Bordeaux style rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Sauces

Kerkenaise sauce

Kerkenaise sauce : tomato sauce with garlic, cumin, lemon and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetables in pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.

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Cooked meats

Lyon style cochonnaille

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pie

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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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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Desserts

Croquembouche

Tiered cake with choux pastry balls piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. Pastry centerpiece with praline cream puffs or duchess bread rolls / Croquembouche with praline choux or duchess buns

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Freshwater fish

Pike with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Amourettes with morel mushrooms and potatoes

Amourettes : fritters of animals testicules.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted oysters

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Cheeses

Arpéa de brebis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Linguine alle vongole

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