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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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Cheeses

Harbison

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Banana split

Frozen dessert traditionally made of a banana cut lengthwise, surrounding three scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry in France or three scoops of vanilla in Belgium), all topped with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille from Guéméné with mashed potatoes

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served hot.

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Cold starters

Fish loaf with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops cassolette with black truffle

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Pork

Pork crépinettes with apple

Crépinettes : minced pork wrapped in caul fat.

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Main meals

Lorraine style potée

Soup with slices of toasted bread and vegetables topped with cured meats.

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Sea fish

Turbot with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Sauces

Poivronnade sauce

Poivronnade sauce : garlic, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

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