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Meal families

Desserts

Alsatian-style blueberry tart

Alsatian-style : pie with egg-based cream, kirsch, milk, sugar and flour.

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Sauces

Anchovy sauce

Sauce with anchovies, shallot, oil and herbs.

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Main meals

Poutine

Canada. Quebec.
French fries and cheddar curds topped with a brown sauce.
Demi-glace (brown sauce) : reduced sauce made from a brown stock and tomato puree.

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables: Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustines risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Sea fish

Turbot with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

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Cheeses

Leonardo

Italy.
Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Cheeses

Tricycle

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Others

Provencal style snails

Snails with Aioli sauce or tomato sauce.

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Poultry

Turkey supreme with cream sauce

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Desserts

Milk pastilla

Filo coated with honey, almond and pistachio and covered with custard flavored with orange flower water.

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Desserts

Peach Melba

Halved peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and bay scallop cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cheeses

Brie de Montereau

France. Brie. Fontainebleau.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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