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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Pike and leek purée with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

White chocolate 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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Cheeses

Caerphilly

United Kingdom. Wales.
Hard pasteurized or raw cow's milk cheese with white hard pressed paste and a natural white rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Cheeses

Bonchester

United Kingdom. Scotland.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with orange

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

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Desserts

Apple and rhubarb 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and scallops cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sauces

Melted butter sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish tails

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