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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken in salt crust

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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Seafish

Sea bass with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Ajoblanco

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Salads

Langoustines salad with orange butter and tarragon

Orange butter : reduced orange juice with butter and cream.

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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Sauces

Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.

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Beef

Tagliata

Italian cuisine.
Thin slices of grilled beef served with arugula salad, parmesan shavings and virgin sauce.

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Miscellaneous

Lamb and beef gyros

Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster turban civet with spring garnish

Turban : dish presented in a crown shape.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Poultry

Poultry with perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.

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Pork

Pork roast with duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes : purée of mashed potato and egg yolk baked until golden.

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Cheeses

Brebis Echourgnac

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Canelé of Bordeaux

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Bordeaux.
Small cake from Bordeaux baked in a mold, originally made of copper, with a cylindrical shape and fluted edges, which gives it its name (from the Gascon word "canelat", meaning "gutter"). It has a soft and tender dough, flavored with rum and vanilla, and a thin, caramelized crust.

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Poultry

Grilled duck breast and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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