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Meal families

Desserts

Whippet cookie

Dry biscuit topped with dome-shaped marshmallow, all coated in chocolate.
Sometimes, you find a fruit jelly between the marshmallow and the biscuit.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille de Guéméné with apple compote and white wine sauce

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
Served hot.

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Veal

Braised veal shank

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl and wild mushrooms

Forest mushrooms : wild mushrooms (morel, chanterelle, porcini) sauteed in butter and steamed with fried bacon.

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Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : a vegetable stew (celery, onion, bell pepper) with a thick, highly aromatic broth, to which seafood (typically crab, shrimp, or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken, and smoked meats like andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Dish usually served with rice.

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Veal

Lucullus veal cutlet

Veal cutlet wrapped by bacon or ham and melted cheese.

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Desserts

Framboisier cake

Cake made with raspberries, sponge cake and cream.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano tierno

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, white in color.
Ripening : 21 to 60 days.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Chavignol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Sancerre.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Duck breast and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Game birds

Young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Poultry

Sauteed turkey with chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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