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Meal families

Desserts

Apricot charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Flat oysters

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Sauces

Albufera sauce

Supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Sea fish

Red mullet with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Beef

Sukalki

Basque Country.
Beef stew made with potatoes and vegetables.

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Desserts

Pecan pie

Often served with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Cashel blue

Ireland. Tipperary.
Semi-soft pasteurized whole cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Desserts

Tarte Tatin

Upside-down tart in which the apples are caramelized in butter and sugar.

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Main meals

Pot roast

United States.
Dish based on a piece of beef braised for a long time in a liquid with vegetables (carrot, celery, onion, potato, etc.).

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Cheeses

Emmental

Switzerland.
Also produced in Germany, Austria, Denmark, USA, Finland, France, Ireland and Netherlands.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.

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Sea fish

Cotriade

Breton fish stew (kaoteriad contents of a pot) made with different kinds of fish and potatoes served with a broth.
The dish can be accompanied by herbs, shellfish and vegetables.

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