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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Sauteed veal kidneys with vin jaune sauce

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

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini and potato

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Sauces

Red pepper sauce

Sauce made with cream, olive oil, onion and red pepper.

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Sea fish

Monkfish blanquette with saffron

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza quattro formaggi

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Desserts

Praline

Mixture of almonds and caramel and crushed hazelnuts.

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Salads

Tuna salad

Tuna salad with lettuce, tomato and vinaigrette.

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Cheeses

Estrella La Peral

Spain. Asturias.
Pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Sauces

Champagne sauce

Champagne with fresh cream, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Desserts

Gâteau de Saint-Genix

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Brioche filled and stuffed with red praline.

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Pork

Bitter-sweet pork

Chine. Canton.
Dish of pork cut into small square pieces, fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sometimes with: pineapple, carrot, chopped onions and/or pepper.

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Cold starters

Fish in aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Sea fish

Cold salmon mayonnaise

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni and cheese

Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.

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Desserts

Apple and banana 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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