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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Seafish

Rollmops

Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.

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Cheeses

French Gouda

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

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear and vanilla 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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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Fish fritters with tartare sauce

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

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Poultry

Turkey supreme with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Seafish

Fresh anchovies marinated in lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Pork

Diots with lentils

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Strawberries Cardinal

Strawberries covered with raspberry purée and sliced almonds flavored with liqueur (usually kirsch).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with coriander

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Pork

Grilled pig’s trotter with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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