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Meal families

Sauces

Guacamole

Preparation made with mashed avocado, fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh chili, tomatoes and salt.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Praline succès cake

Macaron filled with praline cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with lemon

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Seafish

Monkfish and salmon ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Cheeses

Brie de Meaux

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl and wild mushrooms

Forest mushrooms : wild mushrooms (morel, chanterelle, porcini) sauteed in butter and steamed with fried bacon.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Prune pie

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with pistou sauce

Pistou : provençal sauce made from crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil.

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Furred game

Marinated venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Poultry

Casseroled chicken bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with red wine sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
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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