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Meal families

Desserts

Mont-blanc

Meringue cake covered in whipped cream and topped with chestnut cream dusted with icing sugar.

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Main meals

Matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Desserts

Cherry and chocolate shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : sweet cake covered with a layer of fruit, juice and whipped cream.

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Poultry

Chicken quesadillas

Mexico.
Corn tortilla stuffed with cheese and chicken.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Desserts

Redcurrant pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustine with white asparagus

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Sauces

Kerkenaise sauce

Tomato puree with garlic, cumin, lemon, olive oil.

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Cheeses

Brocciu secu

France. Corsica.
Ewe's milk cheese combining milk and whey.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid a la nicoise

Squid cut into thin slices and baked with tomato sauce and herbs.
Served with potatoes or rice.

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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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Main meals

Morvandelle pote

Mixture of pork meat and cured meats, carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potatoes baked in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind annatto colored.

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Sea fish

Trout fillets Gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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