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Meal families

Desserts

Chocolate and raspberry parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made from fresh cream and eggs with a flavouring (alcohol, crushed fresh or dried fruit, chocolate, vanilla ...).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lemon

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

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Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with béarnaise sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Sea fish

Sea bream a la provencale

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cheeses

Vacherin Mont-d’or

Switzerland. Vaud.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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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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Sauces

Provencal sauce

Crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley boiled in oil.

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Warm starters

Cheese soufflé

Served hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil and pepperoni (sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey with paprika or another pepper).

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Beef

Grilled beef with pommes paillasson and peppercorn sauce

Pomme paillasson : pancake of grated and fried potatoes.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

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

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