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Meal families

Desserts

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Braised scallops

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand.

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Cheeses

Grana Padano

Italy. Po River Valley.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 9 to 16 months.

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Cheeses

Danish blue

Denmark.
Blue veined cow's milk cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops gratin

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with lemon sauce

Lemon sauce: lemon, olive oil.

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Beef

Bœuf à la mode en gelee

A la mode : Meat cooked in a pot over a low heat with white wine, carrots, onion and broth.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Beef

Pan seared rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled leg of lamb

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

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