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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Frivolity fritters

Fritters of animals testicules.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Ice cream dessert with chocolate and orange.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Sicilian pizza

Pizza made with anchovies, onions, tomatoes, herbs and strong cheese (Caciocavallo and Toma).

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Beef

Beef cheek daube with red wine and braised endive

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood spaghetti

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish from Lazio with eggs, cheese (Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and optionally cream.

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Game animals

Haunch of venison with huntsman sauce

Haunch : leg.
Huntsman sauce : pepper sauce with blood from the meat, cream and red currant jelly.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Offal and tripe

Pork kidneys with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Pork

American pork spare ribs

American : BBQ sauce with paprika.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with jelly

Oysters poached in their own juice and served on a lemon jelly made with chicken stock.

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