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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Coffee religieuse

Religieuse : pastry composed of two small choux pastries filled with flavored pastry cream and covered with fondant and buttercream.

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Sauces

Porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Tropézienne

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Brioche split in two and filled with a mixture of pastry cream and buttercream, topped with pearl sugar.

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Salads

Cervelat salad

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cervelas sausage cut into cubes or strips, mixed with onions and served with a cider or white wine vinaigrette.
Can be served with steamed potatoes and hard-boiled eggs.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

French onion soup

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Sauces

Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Miscellaneous

BLT sandwich

Sandwich made with two slices of sandwich bread (often toasted), filled with slices of smoked or pan-fried bacon (usually three), lettuce leaves (often iceberg or romaine), and tomato slices (BLT : Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato), with mayonnaise.

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Salads

Neapolitan style pasta salad

Neapolitan sauce : tomato sauce with garlic, herbs (basil, oregano, parsley), olive oil, onion, pepper, and salt.

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Veal

Pozharsky veal cutlet

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, cream, and eggs, pan-fried until golden.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Praluline

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Feathered game

Young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Tomme de brebis

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Crème caramel

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Rabbit pie

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Poultry

Glazed spring chicken 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.
Roast duck with orange sauce.
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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Veal

Lucullus veal cutlet

Veal cutlet wrapped by bacon or ham and melted cheese.

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