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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Bordeaux style lamb

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

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Cheeses

Vacherin d’Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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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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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Fresh pasteurized cow's milk cheese flavored with garlic and herbs.

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with white grapes

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Veal

Provençal veal tendron

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Sauces

Piquante sauce

Piquante sauce : white wine–based sauce with a reduction of shallots and vinegar, flavored with chervil, pickles, and parsley, and finished with a veal demi-glace.

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Sea fish

Rioja-style cod

Cod stew served with a sauce made from roasted red peppers and tomatoes.

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Appetizers

Anchovy butter

Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

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Game birds

Quail fillet with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style scallops

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.

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