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Meal families

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Crab cake

United States.
Choped crabmeat fritter.

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Sauces

Spiny lobster butter

Spiny lobster meat with butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Blueberry pie

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Beef

Grilled hanger steak with marchand de vin butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit tabbouleh

ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Alsatian-style apple tart

Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.

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Sheep and Goats

Blanquette of lamb with fresh mint

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
The dish is served with pasta, potatoes, or rice, often complemented with mushrooms.

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Fruits

Cherries and mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pounti

France. Occitania. Aveyron, Rouergue.
Pâté made with wheat or rye flour, containing Swiss chard, spinach, eggs, milk, bacon or sausage meat, and prunes, baked in a casserole or terrine.
Dish usually served with a salad.
Served cold.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Victoria sponge

Genoise filled with whipped cream and red berries.

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Cured Meats

Cochonnailles à la lyonnaise

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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Seafish

Sea bass and smoked salmon tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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