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Meal families

Poultry

Duck breast with cherry and sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms with ham.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Desserts

Wild strawberries 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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Sheep and Goats

Provençal mutton daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Cheeses

Fourme d’Ambert

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.

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Freshwater fish

Supreme of pike-perch with beurre blanc sauce

Fish suprême : boneless fillet.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Strawberry bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Cold starters

Guinea-fowl pâté

Served cold.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with orange sauce

Spain. Valencia.
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Vegetables quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Main meals

Alsatian style süriruawa

Süriruawa : turnips preserved in salt.

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