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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Clams with mariniere sauce

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Sauces

Ravigote sauce

Ravigote sauce : lightly acidic hot or cold sauce with velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).

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Cheeses

Vacherin d’Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese wrapped in a strip of spruce bark.

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Sheep and Goats

Bordeaux style lamb

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Veal

Classic blanquette de veau

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Main meals

Coalfish rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Desserts

Chocolate passion trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with parsley sauce

Parsley sauce: parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

En barbouille : chicken cooked with the blood to thicken the sauce.

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Poultry

Goose with red wine sauce

Goose marinated in red wine before cooking.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fouée with mojette beans

France. Touraine.
Hot bread roll stuffed with white beans.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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