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Meal families

Cheeses

Charolais

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Produced in Allier, Loire, Rhone and Saone-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Pork

Pork fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced honey-glazed parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Offal and tripe

Pork kidneys with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Sauces

Tartar sauce

Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Orangettes

Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.

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Cured Meats

Grilled andouille

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

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with thick crème fraîche, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Basque cake with black jam

Basque Country.
Cake filled with black cherry jam.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed oyster mushrooms

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Pork

Boudin blanc with black truffle

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce and button mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red fruit salad

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Shellfish and Seafood

Brasucade

France. Occitania. Languedoc-Roussillon.
Wood-fired cooking of mussels in a large pan before being drizzled with a marinade.

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Beef

Sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mocha yule log

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Cold starters

Fresh sea urchin

Eaten raw with lemon.

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