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Meal families

Poultry

Fattened chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Pork

Pork roast with Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Picodon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Cold starters

Avocado tartare with crab

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt and bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lasagna alla Bolognese

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with artichokes a la barigoule

A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with black truffle

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Veal

Veal filet mignon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Alpha Tolman

United States. Vermont.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 to 11 months.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys and red wine

Kidneys pan-fried in oil and braised in wine.

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Desserts

Vanilla religieuse

Religieuse : pastry composed of two small choux pastries filled with flavored pastry cream and covered with fondant and buttercream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Yangzhou fried rice

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cheeses

Olivia

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk, flavored with black olive paste and decorated with an olive and two savory leaves.

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Desserts

Eton mess

United Kingdom.
Dessert made with strawberries, meringue, and cream.

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