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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Salpicon of lobster

Salpicon : preparation hot or cold of ingredients diced and bound by a cream or sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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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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Game animals

Saddle of hare a la royale

A la royale : long cooked with red wine and Cognac and served boned.

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Desserts

Praline merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Cake in shape of a sphere or a medium-sphere made of two meringues welded with praline whipped cream and covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Beef

Fleischschnacka

France. Alsace.
(Snail meat). Specialty consisting of a stuffing made from cooked meat (usually leftover pot-au-feu) with egg, onion, parsley, pepper and salt rolled in noodle dough before being pan-fried and then poached in broth.
Usually accompanied by roasted potatoes and green salad.

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Poultry

Chicken cutlets Pozharsky

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, butter, cream and egg cooked until golden brown.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil and pepperoni (sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey with paprika or another pepper).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplant and goat cheese salad

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef tenderloin

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed green asparagus with morels

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Poultry

Pigeon with orange

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Others

Frog legs cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cheeses

Serra da Estrela amanteigado

Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind pale yellow.

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Main meals

Carbonade flamande

Beef, horse or pork stew with onions cooked with dark beer.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage in a beurre blanc sauce

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish from Lazio with eggs, cheese (Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and optionally cream.

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