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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed mushrooms with taramasalata

Taramasalata : specialty based on salted and cured roe (cod or mullet) added with olive oil and fresh cream and lemon.
In France, generally served with blinis.

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Appetizers

Arancini

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones 8 to 12 cm in diameter, usually stuffed with ragu, peas and cheese, or diced ham and mozzarella./ Served hot.

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Offal and tripe

Sauteed veal kidneys with vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : cream sauce with vin jaune (Jura wine) and shallot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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Veal

Braised calf’s head

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Pork

Diots with cabbage

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Freshwater fish

Trout 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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Sauces

Mole

Mexico.
Sauce made with peanut, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Desserts

Chocolate and cofee charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Beef

Roast beef tenderloin with porcini mushroom sauce

Porcini sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with 40 cloves of garlic

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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