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Meal families

Sauces

Maltese sauce

Maltese Sauce : hollandaise sauce base flavored with the juice of blood oranges and garnished with blanched orange zest.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked green bell pepper

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Sheep and Goats

Herb roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Cow and goat's pasteurized milk semi soft cheese with a rind washed with beer.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Duck pie

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Sauces

Shrimp sauce

Fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Main meals

Eel matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Beef

Maultaschen

Germany. Baden-Württemberg.
Pasta filled with meat and golden-fried before being poached in broth.
Served with a green salad.

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Poultry

Turkey blanquette with almonds

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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Desserts

Fontainebleau

Dessert made with fromage frais and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns with mayonnaise

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

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Others

Smoked meat

Canada. Quebec. Montreal.
Sandwich made with rye bread, sweet mustard and thin slices of stacked smoked beef.

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Appetizers

Origano breadsticks

Breadsticks : sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed green asparagus with morels

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