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Meal families

Desserts

Apple crumble

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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Beef

Braised beef cheek with carrots

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

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Offal and tripe

Lyon-style gras-double

Gras-double : tripe cooked with onions.

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Pork

Pork chop with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with vinaigrette and fresh cream sauce

Vinaigrette and fresh cream sauce : fresh cream, vinegar, pepper.

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Desserts

Pineapple bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Condiments

Curry

Spicy preparation of yellow or orange color, very fragrant, ranging from very mild to very spicy.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Scallop tart

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Desserts

Pièce montée

Traditional dessert served during a communion, a wedding or a festive meal. It usually has an architectural form and significant ornamentation.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Honey-glazed 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

Brasucade

France. Occitania. Languedoc-Roussillon.
Cooking mussels over a wood fire in a large frying pan before being sprinkled with a marinade.

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Cooked meats

Sabodet

Baked sausage made from pig's head, tongue and fatty pork.
Served hot with potatoes or cabbage, beans, lentils.
Served cold, after cooking, with a green salad.

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