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Meal families

Main meals

Polish meat pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Filled with minced meat, cabbage, and mushrooms.
Served hot or cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fouée with mojette beans

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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Beef

Charolais beef pavé with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Veal

Braised veal tendron

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza pescatore

Pizza made with mussels and squid.

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Offal and tripe

Provençal style tripe

Tripe served with pan-seared tomatoes tossed with parsley, garlic, onions, and bread.

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Poultry

Roasted squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Sea fish

Roasted cod fillets with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Sea fish

Tuna tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Desserts

Mandarin bavarian cream

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Penne rigate with arrabiata sauce

Arrabiata sauce : simmered tomato sauce with garlic, chili pepper, fresh parsley or basil, and sprinkled with grated Pecorino Romano.

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Poultry

Goose foie gras

Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic shrimp scampi

Scampi : langoustine without head.

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Sea fish

Provençal grilled sea bream

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

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Sea fish

Honey glazed salmon with lemon

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Poultry

Chicken wings with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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