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Salmon guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Game animals

Roasted haunch of venison

Haunch : leg.

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Main meals

Gratin savoyard

Dish without cream or milk, made of potatoes cooked in beef broth and gratinated with a regional hard cheese such as Beaufort, Emmental, or Gruyère.

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Poultry

Chicken pannequet

Pannequet : crepe filled with a savory or sweet filling.

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Sauces

Mint sauce

Mint sauce : vinegar with sugar and chopped mint leaves.

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Cold starters

Monkfish pâté

Served cold.

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Cheeses

Niolo

France. Corsica. Niolo.
Soft-ripened cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Boulette de Cambrai

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Game birds

Wood pigeon salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cooked meats

Lorraine paté with garden salad

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Baccarat.
Puff pastry filled with pork neck and veal knuckle marinated in wine (white, rosé, or red) with shallots, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.
Served hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta and clams

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Desserts

Zimtsterne

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Soft almond biscuit.

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