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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blintz with smoked salmon

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Main meals

Poutine

Canada. Quebec.
French fries and cheddar curds topped with a brown sauce.
Demi-glace (brown sauce) : reduced sauce made from a brown stock and tomato puree.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared bay scallop with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Cheeses

Oma

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind from a reddish color to a pale orange-brown color.
Ripening : 2-3 months.

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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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Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

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

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Cheeses

St. Albans

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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Cooked meats

Roasted andouille from Guéméné with mashed potatoes

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.
Served hot.

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Game animals

Marinated venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : pepper sauce with blood from the meat, cream and red currant jelly.

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Sea fish

Bordeaux style lamprey

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Fish cooked in a red wine sauce mixed with its own blood and served with garlic croutons.

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Poultry

Chicken with morels and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : cream sauce with vin jaune (Jura wine) and shallot.

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Salads

Salade landaise

Mixed salad with asparagus, foie gras and gizzards duck, raw ham, smoked duck breast, corn, lettuce, pine nuts and tomatoes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster with americaine sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Poultry

Cold fried chicken with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated in a hard red caramel and held on the end of a stick.

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