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Meal families

Pork

Saucisse de Morteau

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Haut-Doubs.
Smoked sausage.

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Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : a vegetable stew (celery, onion, bell pepper) with a thick, highly aromatic broth, to which seafood (typically crab, shrimp, or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken, and smoked meats like andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Dish usually served with rice.

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Poultry

Duck breast with cherry and sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Main meals

Truffade

Type of pancake made from thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat, mixed with fine strips of fresh tomme cheese until it forms a thick, sticky paste. Sometimes garnished with fresh parsley.

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Desserts

Raspberry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

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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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam chowder

Clam soup with potatoes and onions in broth.

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Sea fish

Provençal sea bream

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Appetizers

Tapas

Canapés.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Meat lasagna

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