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Frog legs with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Main meals

Gratin dauphinois

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Cold starters

Ham aspic

Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Desserts

Savarin with whipped cream

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.
Chantilly cream : whipped cream with sugar.

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style lamb chops

Champvallon : baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Desserts

Banana and chocolate crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Veal

Tête de veau with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Desserts

Walnut succès cake

Macaron filled with walnut cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with spring vegetables

Navarin : stew.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Consommé and Soup

Zurrukutuna

Basque Country.
Soup made with cod, peppers and garlic.

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