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Meal families

Veal

Classic blanquette de veau

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Mature Edam

Netherlands. Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 9 to 12 months.

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Sauces

Mayonnaise

Oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper. Sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Carrots Vichy

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Sauces

Provencal sauce

Crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley boiled in oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chinese noodles

Pasta cooked in a broth (herbs, chicken, …)

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Consommé and Soup

Tom yum soup

Laos. Thailand.
Thai salad containing different spices and herbs cooked in a broth with garlic, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, peppers, fish sauce in the form of a soup.

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Main meals

Ossobuco

Italy. Milan.
Speciality of braised veal shank with vegetables, white wine and broth.
Usually topped with gremolata and traditionally served with risotto alla milanese.

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Appetizers

Lobster summer roll

Vietnam.
Shrimp, vegetables, beef meat or pork meat wrapped in rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Game animals

Venison and sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Boulangere potatoes

Boulangere potatoes : baked potatoes with onions in broth.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce: parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cheeses

Brin d’Amour

France. Corsica. Soft-ripened sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind covered with herbs, juniper berries and small peppers.

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Sauces

Bolognese sauce

Meat sauce with soffritto (Italian version of a mirepoix) onion, celery and carrot. The different types of meat are chopped or finely chopped and cooked slowly.

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