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Meal families

Veal

Veal rump steack with morels and a cream sauce

Cream sauce : Bechamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Calvander

United States. North Carolina.
Hard, cow's milk cheese.

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Desserts

Apple 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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Main meals

Souvlaki

Cyprus. Greece.
Small pieces of meat (lamb, beef, mutton, pork, chicken) diced and marinated in lemon juice and olive oil with vegetables, herbs (oregano, thyme), pepper and salt, then grilled on a spit or on a skewer.
Served in a plate or on pita bread.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk fed lamb

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with fresh cream, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morels and meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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Game birds

Quail fillet 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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie stuffed with chicken, honey and spices.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Cofee iced parfait and gingerbread

Parfait : frozen dessert made from fresh cream and eggs with a flavouring (alcohol, crushed fresh or dried fruit, chocolate, vanilla ...).

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Sheep and Goats

Pan fried lamb chops Maintenon style

Maintenon : lamb chops baked with a roux mixed with button mushroom, ham, onion, black truffle and breadcrumbs.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel tart

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with black truffles and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron stuffed with a walnut cream.

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