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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with crayfish

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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Cheeses

Chiriboga blue

Germany. Allgäu.
Soft-ripened blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Poultry

Stuffed capon with morel msuhrooms and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cold starters

Shrimp aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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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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Sauces

Lobster butter

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

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Poultry

Provençal chicken

Chicken served with pan-seared tomatoes with garlic and parsley, and bread.

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Poultry

Squab with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with garlic

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish

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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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Poultry

Greek grilled chicken

Chicken marinated in lemon with garlic, oregano, parsley, etc
Served with Tzatziki sauce.

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Salads

Tuna salad

Tuna salad with lettuce, tomato, and vinaigrette.

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Desserts

Thin apple tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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