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Meal families

Main meals

Tartiflette

Gratin dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese and bacon bits, baked with Reblochon cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Celery root puree

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Desserts

Savarin with rum

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Desserts

Chocolate and Griottines twelfth night cake

Griottines : cherries macerated in a kirsch liqueur.

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Poultry

Braised duck with turnips

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Cooked meats

Figatellu

France. Corsica.
Fresh sausage made primarily of pork meat and liver with garlic.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with red wine sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted lamb noisette

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters a l’américaine

Oysters dipped in batter, then in breadcrumbs, and fried in lard.
Served hot.

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Buttered slice of rye bread with one or more toppings (charcuterie, condiment, cheese, fish, etc).

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Cheeses

L’Etivaz

Switzerland. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 13 months.

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Game birds

Young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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