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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Shelled hard-boiled egg wrapped with minced meat sausage coated in breadcrumbs and then baked or fried.

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Cold starters

Ham in aspic

Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Poultry

Peking fattened chicken with sweet spices

Glazed : spreading honey on the skin of an animal before cooking to obtain a crunchy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Cheeses

Pierre Robert

France. Ile de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple cream raw cow's milk cheese, soft-ripened with white mould rind.

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Sea fish

Monkfish blanquette

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

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with turnips

Navarin : stew.

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Veal

Classic blanquette de veau

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza

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Sauces

Poivrade sauce

mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach with a light white sauce

White sauce : heated flour and butter to which a hot liquid is added (broth, water, cooking juices, wine).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salted flan

Flan : beaten eggs with milk and flour, baked.

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Cheeses

Serra da Estrela amanteigado

Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind pale yellow.

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Sauces

Pistou

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Sauce made from crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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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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