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Meal families

Desserts

Caramel 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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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch fillets with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Squab with sweet spices

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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Desserts

Raspberry with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Poultry

Squab with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Petit suisse

France. Normandy.
Fresh cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk enriched with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with garlic cream

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with ginger

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Beef

Roasted beef with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb with blueberry

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Cheeses

Yorkshire Wensleydale

United Kingdom. North Yorkshire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's and cow's milk, white in color.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal-style sauteed lamb

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with quince

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Others

Salmon guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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