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Meal families

Poultry

Bordeaux style duck daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Beef

Braised beef 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

Roast baron of lamb with spring vegetables

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Freshwater fish

Trout tartare and green asparagus

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cheeses

Brique du Forez

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. (Forez).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb with olives

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Pork

Peking pork spare ribs

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.

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Cheeses

Gougères with Chaource

Gougères stuffed with Chaource cheese.

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Sauces

Paprika sauce

Paprika sauce : reduced velouté with cream, veal jus, onion, and paprika.

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb chop

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

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Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

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Desserts

Neigeux with strawberry

Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.

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