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Meal families

Desserts

Chocolate bavarian cream

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zwiebelkuchen

Germany. Hesse Rhineland. Palatinate.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic shrimp scampi

Scampi: langoustine without head.

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Beef

Beef daube with black olives

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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Freshwater fish

Gudgeon russian style

Gudgeon cooked in white wine, mixed with gelatine, mayonnaise and broth served with chopped parsley and sometimes a dash of lemon or vinegar.

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Desserts

Rhubarb pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Beef

Beef tongue with sauce ravigote

Ravigote sauce : lightly acidic hot or cold sauce with velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).

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Desserts

Apple and plum 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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Cheeses

Quadrello di Bufala

Italy. Lombardy.
Buffalo milk pasteurized cheese with a creamy paste and a washed-rind from pale pink to oatmeal colored.

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Cheeses

Fourme de Montbrison

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Montbrison.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese.

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Main meals

Scallop sushi

Sushi : cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Desserts

Cherries flambéed with kirsch

Poached cherries in syrup and coated with caramel, flambéed and served on vanilla ice cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled noisette of lamb

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted oysters

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
Tapenade: garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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