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Meal families

Desserts

Strawberries Cardinal

Strawberries covered with crushed raspberries and flaked almonds, flavored with a liqueur (usually kirsch).

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Sea fish

Trout fillets Gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron stuffed with a walnut cream.

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Poultry

Goose foie gras au torchon

Goose foie gras rolled and cooked in a cloth.
Served cold.

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Sea fish

Marinated anchovies

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Beef

Rib steak with red wine sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Desserts

Red fruit 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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Desserts

Exotic fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Desserts

Citrus fruit gratin

Gratin of citrus fruits : grapefruit, orange, fresh cream, egg, vanilla.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops cassolette with porcini

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

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Cheeses

Coutances

France. Normandy. Manche. Coutances.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Sea fish

Grilled sole with melted butter

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

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