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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pistou pasta

Pistou : Provencal sauce of crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Peas

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Poultry

Chicken Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole dish with mushrooms, onion, tomato with white wine.

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Sea fish

Braised sea bass with fennel

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled crab

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Cheeses

Arpéa de brebis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Soft-ripened pasteurized sheep's milk with washed rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Desserts

Fontainebleau

Dessert made with fromage frais and whipped cream.

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Desserts

Apple crumble with almonds

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

Aged brick

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 months.

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Cheeses

Maasdam

Netherlands.
Semi-hard cow's pasteurized milk cheese wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage in a beurre blanc sauce

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny substance, often sweet, before finishing cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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