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Spring rolls

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Asparagus flan

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Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Sea fish

Gurnard with white wine

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Warm starters

Seafood vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed zucchini

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Desserts

Apple turnover

Turnover : pastry made with puff pastry filled with fruit compote.

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with carrots

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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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled crab

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Cheeses

Bleu des basques

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 10 weeks.

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Cooked meats

Rosette de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage weighing between 550 and 700 grams, about 40 cm long, and containing no more than 15 to 20% fat.
It is made from a blend of high-quality pork cuts (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) and bardière (fatback), finely chopped, salted, and seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic, regional red wine, lactic ferments, and sometimes nutmeg or mace. After being tied and cured with saltpeter, it is aged for at least 50 days.

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Cooked meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Main meals

Poutreille

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal. Aveyron.
Stew made with beef, oxtail, pig's trotters, aromatics…, marinated in red wine with vegetables (carrot, mushroom, onion, leek, potato, etc.) and simmered for a long time in the oven, accompanied by a red wine sauce.

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