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Meal families

Beef

Chateaubriand Vert-pré

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress

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Poultry

Sauteed turkey

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Game birds

Roast young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Amablu

United States. Minnesota.
Semi-soft blue-veined raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Beef

Braised beef with carrots

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

Mussels in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Atascaburras

Spain. Albacete and Cuenca speciality.
Brandade done with salt cod, olive oil, potato and chestnut.

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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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Cheeses

Remoudou

Belgium. Limburger.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Desserts

Eggs in snow with pink praline

Eggs in snow : whipped egg whites accompanied by custard, usually topped with caramel.

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