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Meal families

Pork

Grilled marinated pork chop

Marinated tenderloin of pork with garlic, oregano, paprika and salt.

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Main meals

Flemish waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs whose broth is bound with butter or cream.

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Main meals

Ruthenian pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Ruthenian : stuffed with cottage cheese, fried onion and potato.
Served hot or cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tourangelle-style tart

Rillons : pieces of pork meat confit in its own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices and sometimes: garlic, parsley, vinegar.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with black truffle

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Cheeses

Pont-l’Evêque

France. Normandy.
Soft cow's milk cheese, square-shaped with a beige or orange rind.

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Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : vegetable stew (celery, onion, pepper) with a thick and very fragrant broth to which seafood (usually crab, shrimp or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken and smoked meat : andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Usually served with rice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claw americaine

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Desserts

Apple crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Poultry

Pigeon with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Veal

Piccata milanese

Piccata: Italian cuisine. Thin slices of meat, usually chicken or beef, floured and browned, then sautéed in olive oil, served with a sauce obtained by deglazing the pan with white wine, mixed with lemon juice, butter, parsley and capers.

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Beef

Rib steak barbecue

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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