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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salted flan

Flan : eggs beaten into milk and flour, baked in the oven.

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Main meals

Inarizushi

Fried tofu stuffed with sweet and vinegared rice.

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Main meals

Duck hachis parmentier

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with red wine sauce

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cabbage

Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves, then boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.

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Desserts

Peach shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Main meals

Sushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster gratin cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Poultry

Duck breast Rossini

Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.

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Desserts

Chocolate and pear dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

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Veal

Veal tournedos with forestière sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetables à la croque au sel

À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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