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Meal families

Beef

Piece of beef 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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Sea fish

Capon in a salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled shrimp

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Sea fish

Zarzuela

Spain. Catalonia. Valencia.
Mixture of shellfish, crustaceans and fish simmered in a sauce (sofregit) based on olive oil with garlic, herbs, onion, tomato, etc
Like a paella without rice .

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Sea fish

Halibut 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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Pork

Sainte-Menehould style pork trotters

Pork trotters slow-boiled then pan-coated and fried.
This allows them to be eaten entirely (including the bones).

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Provençal veal paupiettes

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

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Cold starters

Pike mousse with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Freshwater fish

Geneva style arctic char

Geneva style : creamy white wine sauce based on a blond roux with butter, cream, egg yolk and white wine.

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Sauces

Bolognese sauce

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed potatoes

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb offal fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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