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Meal families

Game animals

Bordeaux style wild boar

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Sablé with salted butter and cherry jam

Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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Sea fish

Cod in green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Cheeses

Chevrotin des Aravis

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with spring vegetables

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Strawberry vacherin

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

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Beef

Tournedos Rossini

Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.

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Consommé and Soup

Pistou soup

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Vegetable soup with pistou sauce.

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Cheeses

Rogeret des Cévennes

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

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Desserts

Rhubarb crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sauces

Poivronnade sauce

Poivronnade sauce : garlic, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cannelloni with tomato sauce

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

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Pork

Braised knuckle of pork

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Cheeses

Feta

Greece.
Sheep's milk cheese curdled in brine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom risotto

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

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