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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads

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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Beef

Rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Pretzel

Knot-shaped bread or brioche covered with coarse salt.

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Desserts

Damson pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Desserts

Apple and 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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Game birds

Young partridge in parchment

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Kāpiti Kikorangi Triple cream blue

New Zealand. Taranaki.
Triple cream blue soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Cheeses

Idyll gris

United States. Michigan.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Ripening : 12 to 21 days.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Poultry

Chicken tikka masala

Pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and baked in the oven.

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Desserts

Apple and banana 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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Cheeses

Gorgonzola piccante

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Cheeses

French Gouda

France.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

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Sauces

Black butter sauce

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Sauces

Charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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