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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta lasagna

Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

Russia. Ukraine. Brioche cake topped with cottage cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with citrus fruits

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Poultry

Duck Apicius

Duck with honey and spices.

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Desserts

Red fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustines risotto

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

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Desserts

Apple and walnut crumble with raisins

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish tails

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Others

Crab rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Poultry

Duck with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Duck pithivier

Puff pastry cake filled with duck confit, duck foie gras with mushrooms, onions and whiskey.

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Sea fish

Goujonnettes of sole with Nantua sauce

Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.

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