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Meal families

Poultry

Duck daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Appetizers

Pistade de piste

France. Occitanie. Hérault. Sète.
Spreadable preparation based on raw flesh of young squid (piste) mixed with a sauce made from anchovies, olive oil, parsley and chili pepper.
Eaten on a slice of toast.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with financiere sauce

Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (reduced sauce made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) with the addition of Madeira and truffle essence.

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Veal

Veal tenderloin with vin jaune

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.
Vin jaune sauce : cream sauce with vin jaune (Jura wine) and shallot.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop in bitter-sweet

Sweet and sour sauce : tomato sauce with shallots, olive oil and laurel.

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Sea fish

Sea bass and white wine sauce with shallots and fennel

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cheeses

Louis d’Or

Canada. Quebec.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 9 months.

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Poultry

Chicken with chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Consommé and Soup

Oregano

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Cheeses

Grilovaný Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Breaded cheese.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Boulette d’Avesnes

France. Pas-de-Calais. Avesnes.
Cow's milk cheese flavored with parsley, pepper, tarragon, and cloves and later shaped into a cone by hand.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Desserts

Pear crumble with vanilla

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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crayfish risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Sauces

Marinière sauce

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Others

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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