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Meal families

Cheeses

Pigouille

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Poultry

Duck manchon confit with cabbage

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Veal

Veal roast Orloff

Orloff : cooked veal sliced and covered with a sauce Soubise mixed with chopped mushrooms and onion puree (no cheese in the recipe).

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Poultry

Salmi of duckling

Duckling : young duck.
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Sea fish

Grilled darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Desserts

Red berry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Warm starters

Spanakopita

Greece.
Phyllo pastry stuffed with spinach with shallot, egg, onion, feta or ricotta.

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Salads

Parisian salad

Mixed lettuce salad with button mushrooms, diced cheese (Comté, Emmental), diced ham, hard-boiled egg, potato and tomato.
Seasoned with a parsley and pickled gherkin vinaigrette.

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Sea fish

Sète-style bourride

Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussel gratin

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Sauces

Winegrower sauce

Vigneronne sauce : red wine reduction with shallots and butter.

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