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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Poultry

Roast goose Alsatian style

Stuffed goose serve with sauerkraut.

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Desserts

Mirabelle crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Desserts

Biscuits roses de Reims charlotte

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

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Rabbit

Rabbit a la provençale

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

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Sauces

Anchoïade

Sauce made of garlic, anchovy, capers and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Bayley hazen blue

United States. Vermont.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling

Duckling : young duck.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta lasagna

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

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