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Meal families

Cheeses

Great hill blue

United States. Massachusetts.
Raw cow's milk rindless blue cheese.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Sea fish

Turbot in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Sea fish

Goujonnettes of sole with lemon

Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.

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Sea fish

Bourride agathoise

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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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Chicken galantine

Mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with Sarlat style potatoes

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Beef

Beef carpaccio with Parmesan cheese

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Desserts

Gugelhupf

Bundt cake which contains raisins, almonds and Kirsch cherry brandy, sometimes candied fruits and nuts.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with greeen peppercorn sauce

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac before being reduced, added with crushed pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with red wine emulsion

Red wine emulsion: red wine brought to the boil, flambéed, then reduced with veal stock and crème fraîche before being added to butter and whisked.

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Sea fish

Trout fillets Gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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