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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Champcol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's cheese with mould on the rind.

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Cheeses

Cheshire

United Kingdom.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lime

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saint george mushroom

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver with persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Veal

Wiener Schnitzel with anchovies and capers

Originally the wiener schnitzel contained anchovies and capers.

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort croustade

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken with cream

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Salmon with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood gratin

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Beef

Rib steak with bourguignonne sauce

Bourguignonne sauce : partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

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Sea fish

Brill in Dieppe sauce

Dieppe sauce : Normandy sauce (Bechamel with added cream) with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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