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Meal families

Desserts

Peach miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Limpets

Aquatic snail with a shell broadly conical in shape.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Scallop risotto

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

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Desserts

Apple cobbler

United Kingdom. United States.
Cobbler : a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a baking dish and covered with a crust.
In the Southern United States, the cobbler has both a top and bottom crust.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Poultry

Goose confit

Served hot.

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Sea fish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Poultry

Pullet with sweet spices

Pullet : female chicken less than 22 weeks of age.
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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and Parma ham

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Cooked meats

Poultry paté en croûte

Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.

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Poultry

Orange glazed duck

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.
Roast duck with orange sauce.

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Sheep and Goats

Abbacchio cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Appetizers

Lobster summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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Desserts

Mirabelle plum bavarian cream

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

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