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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Scallop risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with red wine sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin

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Shellfish and Seafood

Limpets

Aquatic snail with a shell broadly conical in shape.

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Poultry

Pullet with sweet spices

Pullet : female chicken less than 22 weeks of age.
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

Scallops with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled prawns

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Cooked meats

Rabbit pâté with prunes

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cold starters

Italian style melon

Melon slices wrapped in Parma ham.
Match the pairing between the saltiness of the ham or the sweetness of the melon according to the type of melon (intensity).

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Poultry

Beer chicken

Oven-baked chicken with a cream and beer sauce.

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Main meals

Tablier de sapeur

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Beef tripe cooked in broth and marinated in white wine, then cut into triangles, breaded, and fried.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes and mayonnaise, gribiche sauce or tartar sauce.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Wild mushrooms tart

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Main meals

Crab rice pilaf

Pilaf : wheat, quinoa or rice cooked in a seasoned broth in the oven or or casserole dish.

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Salads

Grapefruit salade

Grapefruit salad with shrimp, lettuce, smoked salmon…

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