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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Aguachile

Mexico.
Raw shrimp immersed in a salty liquid with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper and chili peppers (chiltepin).

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Pork

Bitter-sweet pork

Chine. Canton.
Dish of pork cut into small square pieces, fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sometimes with: pineapple, carrot, chopped onions and/or pepper.

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

Demi-glace (brown stock reduced) with Madeira.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White beans

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Desserts

Almond miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Alsatian-style blueberry tart

Alsatian-style : pie with egg-based cream, kirsch, milk, sugar and flour.

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Lyon bugnes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Lyon.
Regional donut variety.

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Desserts

Pretzel

Knot-shaped bread or brioche covered with cooking salt.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass fillets with maitre d’hotel butter

Maitre d'hotel butter : softened butter mixed with shallot and parsley.

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Cheeses

Winnimere

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind wrapped in strips of spruce.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes heart

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