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Meal families

Desserts

Cadet Mathieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Apple tart with puff pastry.

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Others

Croque-madame

Croque-monsieur with a fried egg or poached egg on top.

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Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

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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Poultry

Poached Bresse fattened chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : chicken or veal velouté reduced before adding the cream.

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Desserts

Damson 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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Beef

Grilled beef with pommes paillasson and peppercorn sauce

Pomme paillasson : pancake of grated and fried potatoes.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Game birds

Salmi of roasted pigeon

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Sea fish

Brandade with black truffle

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with spring vegetables

Navarin : stew.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge 6 meses

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Main meals

Corn dog

Canada. United States.
Smoked sausage coated in batter and placed on a stick.
Served with ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Eat hot.

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Sauces

Maitre d’hotel butter

Softened butter mixed with shallot and parsley.

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Cheeses

Good Thunder

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind with beer (Brown ale).

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