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Meal families

Poultry

Duck aiguillette with greeen peppercorn sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Desserts

Tiramisu

Italy. Veneto.
A specialty made of Italian biscuits (Savoiardi) layered and soaked in coffee, with a mixture of whipped eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tiramisu literally means "Pull me up" (towards gastronomic bliss).

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Desserts

Pineapple and mango vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Veal

Veal paupiettes and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Desserts

Apple bonne femme

Baked apples on slices of bread with caramel.

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Desserts

Vanilla mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster parisienne

Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.

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Sea fish

Grilled turbot with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Cooked meats

Jésus de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage in a pear shape, rather long and wide (10 cm) made from pork meat and fat (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) salted and seasoned with garlic, nutmeg, black peppercorns, ground pepper, salt and red wine.

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Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.
Amandine : cover with almonds.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with white grapes

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Game birds

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed mussels with parsley butter

Garlic and parsley butter : butter, garlic and parsley mixed.

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Offal and tripe

Marseille pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made with sheep’s feet and stuffed tripe, filled with pork belly or salted pork, slowly simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce.

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Cheeses

Mature Clothbound Cheddar

United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 12 months.

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