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Meal families

Veal

Fricandeau of veal with sorrel sauce

Fricandeau : thinly sliced veal larded and braised.
Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Poultry

Turkey blanquette with almonds

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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Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Pork

Moo shu pork

Northern China.
Sliced or shredded pork chop meat mixed with scrambled eggs, wheat noodles, onions and possibly thinly sliced wood ear mushrooms (black fungus), sliced bamboo shoots seasoned with peanut oil.

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Cheeses

Sawtooth

United States. Washington.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 60 to 75 days.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon in a beurre blanc sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salted flan

Flan : beaten eggs with milk and flour, baked.

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Cheeses

Rove des garrigues

Fresh cheese from goat's milk flavored with herbs (lavender, rosemary, thyme).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fouée with mojette beans

France. Touraine.
Hot bread roll stuffed with white beans.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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Main meals

Gratin savoyard

Dish based on reblochon with potatoes, bacon and sometimes onion.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie stuffed with chicken, honey and spices.

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