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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

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

Artichokes and hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Sea fish

Suquet de peix

Fish stew with potatoes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with a julienne of vegetable

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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Pork

Roasted jambonneau

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
Can be breaded and eaten cold with a salad.

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Desserts

Chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Main meals

Ravioles du Dauphiné

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère.
Stuffed pasta made from soft wheat flour and fresh eggs, filled with cooked cheese (Comté or Emmental), fresh cottage cheese, and parsley.
Comes in the form of a sheet, can be gratinated, poached, or pan-fried.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Desserts

Caramel merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

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