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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pretzel

Knot-shaped bread or brioche covered with coarse salt.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pecan pie

Dish usually served with whipped cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Calisson

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Mixture of candied melon and almond powder with an egg glaze, set on a sheet of unleavened bread.
One of the 13 traditional desserts of Provençal Christmas.

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Pork

Peking pork

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.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Bordeaux-style porcini mushrooms

Porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce and mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Tocino de cielo

Spain. Catalonia.
Dessert made with egg custard and caramel.

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Seafish

Red mullet with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Cheeses

Livarot

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate praline dome cake

Milk chocolate dome filled with praline mousse.

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Hot Starters

Spinach and ricotta raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pizza

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Cheeses

Cheese curds

Canada. United States.
Cheddar-type cow's milk cheese curds.

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Cheeses

Savaron

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Auvergne.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind.
Similar to Saint-Nectaire but produced outside the designated appellation area.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple with whipped cream

Chantilly cream : whipped cream with sugar.

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