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Meal families

Poultry

Geline with cream and morels

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

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Main meals

Salted pork with lentils

Salt pork : salt-cured pork.

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Sauces

Poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Game animals

Venison salmis

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

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Desserts

Citrus gratin

Citrus gratin : orange, grapefruit, crème fraîche, egg, vanilla.

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Cooked meats

Wild boar pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

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

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with Maroilles sauce

Sauce made with Maroilles cheese and white wine.

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with perigourdine sauce

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Neapolitan pizza

Pizza made with garlic, basil, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, oregano, tomato, olive oil, and sea salt.

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Cheeses

Tasty Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

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Desserts

Pineapple aumoniere

Diced pineapple cooked in filo pastry.

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Desserts

Empress rice pudding

Rice pudding mixed with Bavarian cream, flavored with kirsch and candied fruits.

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Cooked meats

Cochonnailles à la lyonnaise

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

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