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Meal families

Pork

Pork filet mignon with chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallots, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with potatoes

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti bolognese

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Appetizers

Cod croquettes with tomato sauce

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

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Sea fish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Rabbit

Young rabbit fillet with white sauce

White sauce : heated flour and butter to which a hot liquid is added (broth, water, cooking juices, wine).

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Cooked meats

Caillette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Typical pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. There may also be garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, walnuts…
Served cold or hot.

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Main meals

Dim sum shrimp

Dish in small bite-sized or individual portions served in small steamer baskets or on small plates.

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Desserts

Lemon soufflé

Served hot.

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Cheeses

Livarot

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripenedcow's milk cheese, square-shaped with a washed rind, orange color.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartar

Fresh salmon and smoked salmon with a dash of lemon and olive oil more chives.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut : cabbage, finely chopped and fermented in brine.

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Cheeses

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

France. Touraine. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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