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Meal families

Pork

Diots with polenta

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Poultry

Pigeon with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Veal

Piccata milanese

Piccata: Italian cuisine. Thin slices of meat, usually chicken or beef, floured and browned, then sautéed in olive oil, served with a sauce obtained by deglazing the pan with white wine, mixed with lemon juice, butter, parsley and capers.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Guacamole with prawn

Guacamole : dip made by mashing ripe avocados and fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh peppers, tomatoes and salt.

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Desserts

Apple and walnut 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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Cheeses

Remoudou

Belgium. Limburger.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal

Fricandeau : thinly sliced veal larded and braised.

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Poultry

Chicken with Perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles) with onion, shallots and foie gras.

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Rabbit

Rabbit with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp scampi

Scampi: langoustine without head.

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Salads

Mixed salad

Salad with various foods in addition to raw vegetables seasoned with herbs and vinaigrette.

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Sheep and Goats

Pistache Saint-Gaudinoise

France. Midi-Pyrénées. Haute Garonne.
Mutton stew with white bean, pork, lard and garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Main meals

Morvandelle pote

Mixture of pork meat and cured meats, carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potatoes baked in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

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