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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Provencal roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Provencal : with sautéed tomato in olive oil with bread, garlic, onion and parsley.

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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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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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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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Veal

Axoa

Basque Country.
Stew with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes sauté and flavoured with red Espelette pepper.

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Appetizers

Goat cheese gougères

Gougères stuffed with goat cheese.

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Desserts

Tocino de cielo

Spain. Catalonia.
Dessert made from egg cream with caramel.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Offal and tripe

Merguez frites

Merguez: sausage made from minced meat (beef and/or mutton) with condiments (garlic, caraway, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili, etc.).

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Game birds

Larded quail

Larded : push bits of bacon or Serrano.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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