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Meal families

Cheeses

Young Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with parmesan

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Sea fish

Pan-fried sea bass pavé

Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.

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Cooked meats

Speck

Austria. Tirol.
Smoked and cured ham with juniper notes.

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Desserts

Pomelo pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Others

Sturio caviar

Caviar from Aquitaine.

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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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Sauces

Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Sauces

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with goat cheese

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Desserts

Ambassadeur

Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with candied fruits, and topped with marzipan (typically green).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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