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Meal families

Poultry

Bordeaux style duck confit

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

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Desserts

Mango bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Pork

Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Cheeses

Rocamadour

France. Quercy.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.
Ripening : 6 days minimum.

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Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Semi-soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Choucroute garnie

Sauerkraut : cabbage, finely chopped and fermented in brine.

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef tenderloin

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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Ice cream and sorbets

Lemon sorbet

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Desserts

Lyon bugnes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Lyon.
Regional donut variety.

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Poultry

Pigeon en vessie with cream sauce

En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

En barbouille : chicken cooked with the blood to thicken the sauce.

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Game animals

Doe fillet with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : pepper sauce with blood from the meat, cream and red currant jelly.

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Cheeses

Reblochon fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese (Green label).

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