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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with Nantua sauce

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

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Salads

Lyonnaise salad

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Salad made with bacon, a poached egg, toasted bread, and frisée or dandelion greens, served with a walnut oil and red wine vinegar vinaigrette.

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Feathered game

Roast young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cold starters

Langoustine cocktail

Langoustine salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg whites, sugar, almonds, and bitter almonds.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morels cassolette with fresh cream

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apricot ramekin

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelk Remoulade with curry

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, pickles, and a blend of herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, and tarragon).

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Cold starters

Porcini carpaccio

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

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Seafish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Cold starters

Bottarga toast

Botargo : mullet roe (the Provençal name for mullet) salted and dried.

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Miscellaneous

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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