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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Bay scallop risotto

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

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Sea fish

Honey glazed salmon with lemon

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
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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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with flageolets beans

Leg of lamb : Cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Sisteron lamb

Young lamb (70 to 150 days).

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Appetizers

Summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Cold starters

Avocado with shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Main meals

Baked Mont d’or

Baked Vacherin Mont-d'Or cheese.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Quail pie

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Desserts

Apple turnover

Turnover : pastry made with puff pastry filled with fruit compote.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spicy butter

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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Others

Creamy garlic snails

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Desserts

Chocolate merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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