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Jambon-fromage

France.
Ham sandwich with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise, with cheese and filled with slices of ham, often pickles.

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Pork

Grilled rouelle of pork

Rouelle : a thick slice of meat cut from the hind leg.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endive

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Slice of rye bread buttered topped with one or more products (sausages, condiments, cheese, fish ...).

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange and potato purée

A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pounti

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Rouergue.
Pâté made from wheat or rye flour with chard, eggs, milk, bacon or sausage meat and prunes cooked in a casserole or terrine.
Generally eaten with a salad.
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pheasant pie

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Appetizers

Gougères

France. Burgundy.
Speciality, small pastry puffs with cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Desserts

Pineapple 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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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch quenelles with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce: fish velouté with tomato soup and crayfish butter.

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Desserts

Napoléon cake

Cake of Russian origin. Variety of mille-feuille.

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