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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
En barbouille : chicken stewed in red wine with blood sauce.

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Game birds

Roasted mallard with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Desserts

Strawberry snow

Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with vinaigrette and fresh cream sauce

Cream vinaigrette : fresh cream, vinegar, pepper.

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Main meals

Pike-perch matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with shellfish

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Pork

Pork roast with duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes : purée of mashed potato and egg yolk baked until golden.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with dieppoise sauce

Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce (béchamel with added fresh cream) enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with smoked bacon

Trout served with smoked bacon bits and seasoned with persillade (a mixture of parsley and garlic).

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