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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with parmesan

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch quenelles with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with herb vinaigrette

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Reblochon fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk (Green label).
Made from milk sourcing from a single herd of cows.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with linden butter sauce

Linden butter sauce : creamed linden infusion, reduced, then buttered.

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Desserts

Chocolate bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Cooked meats

Pork rinds

Pork pieces slow-cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Pork

Pork roast with Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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Pork

Pork leg slice with mojette beans

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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Desserts

Hazelnut crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sea fish

Grilled sole with melted butter

Melted butter sauce : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplants with goat cheese salad

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Pork

Braised knuckle of pork

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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