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Meal families

Veal

Veal tenderloin with chanterelle

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Main meals

Truffade

Sort of pancake made with thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat and mixed with thin strips of tome fraiche until it sticks in a sort of thick pastry, sometimes decorated with fresh parsley.

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Pork

Pork chop with Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Croziflette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pasta gratin with fresh cream and reblochon.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb and spring garnish

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Desserts

Raspberry charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear ice cream

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Cheeses

Hafod

United Kingdom. Wales.
Hard pasteurized or raw cow's milk cheese with hard pressed paste and a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 to 18 months.

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Eggs

Toupinel egg

Poached egg served in a baked potato and topped with Mornay sauce.

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Poultry

Chicken cacciatore

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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Sea fish

Marinated anchovies with white wine

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

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Beef

Estouffade of beef

Estouffade : cooked slowly with very little liquid in a closed container.

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Cheeses

Vendôme cendré

France. Centre. Orléanais. Villiers-sur-Loir.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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