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Meal families

Cheeses

Taleggio

Italy. Lombardy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with a pink-orange colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 25 to 40 days.

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Desserts

Raspberry 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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Poultry

Glazed fattened chicken with sweet spices

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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Provençal eggplants

Eggplant with garlic, onion, parsley, tomato…

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Beef

Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce

Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut..
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Veal

Veal medallion with vin jaune

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with spring vegetables and Soubise sauce

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with horseradish

Horseradish : herb grown for its hot mustard-flavored root.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl salmis with cabbage

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

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Sea fish

Poached darne of salmon with hollandaise sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with sweet spices

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

Naccari caviar

Adriatic caviar. (Also available in Spain)

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Main meals

Cod rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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