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Meal families

Cheeses

Old Mimolette

France. Nord Pas de Calais. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese annatto colored.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.

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Cheeses

Monsieur-Fromage

France. Upper Normandy. Seine-Maritime. La Bouille.
Soft-ripened double cream cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Sea fish

Gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustines risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Meat lasagne

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Sauces

Snail butter

Butter with garlic, shallot and parsley.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavlova

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

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Cheeses

Gougères with Chaource

Gougères stuffed with Chaource cheese.

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Beef

Estouffade of beef

Estouffade : cooked slowly with very little liquid in a closed container.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels pistou

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

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Cooked meats

Caillette with herbs

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Razor shell and persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Veal

Braised calf’s head

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

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