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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with potatoes

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Pork

Marinated pork skewers

Marinated pork with garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt.

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Cheeses

Cabécou du Fel

France. Occitania. Aveyron.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Cold starters

Tomatoes with tomato

Tomatoes stuffed with a tomato tartare.

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Desserts

Clafoutis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish tails

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Sea fish

Salmon steak with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster aumoniere

Lobster meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Cheeses

Soumaintrain refined with blackcurrant and blackcurrant liqueur

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soumaintrain stuffed with blackcurrant berries soaked in blackcurrant liqueur.
Ripening : 2 to 3 days.

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Cold starters

Vegetarian pâté

Served cold.

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Sauces

Cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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