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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Desserts

Baerewecke

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Bread with dried and candied fruits marinated in alcohol.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Main meals

Stoemp and sausage

Belgium.
Stoemp : mashed potatoes served with various vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, spinach, onion, peas, leek, carrot) and flavored with aromatic spices (bay leaf, thyme).

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Game birds

Young partridge in parchment

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Sicilian pizza

Pizza made with anchovies, onion, tomato, herbs, and cheeses (Caciocavallo and Tomme).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare

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

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Veal

Roasted veal medallion

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Cooked meats

Hare pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Main meals

Fish and chips

Breaded fish with fries.

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Cheeses

Tomme de montagne

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Puy de Dôme.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Cheeses

Ewe’s blue

United States. New York.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 4 months.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit roasted kid goat with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Main meals

Cassoulet of Castelnaudary

Cassoulet made with Lauragais white beans, goose confit, knuckle or shoulder of pork, sausage and pork rind, carrot, leek, tomato and a stalk of celery.

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Desserts

Wild strawberry mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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