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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with shellfish

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with figs

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cooked meats

Poultry pâté with citrus fruit

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Poultry

Turkey supreme with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Bethmale

France. Occitania. Ariège. (Pyrénées ariégeoises)
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Sea fish

Marinated herring dieppoise

Herring poached in a marinade of white wine and vinegar with carrot, celery, and onion, then seasoned with salt, pepper, and flavored with bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.

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Cheeses

Munster

France. Grand Est. Alsace (Munster) and Lorraine (Munster Géromé).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Cheeses

Roquefort

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Sauces

Cumberland sauce

United Kingdom.
Cumberland sauce : sauce made from Port wine sauce with redcurrant jelly, mustard, orange zest and spices.

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Sea fish

Turbot with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Veal

Roman-style saltimbocca

Saltimbocca : thinly sliced veal escalope layered with prosciutto crudo and sage leaf, secured with a toothpick and cooked in butter with white wine added at the end.

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Poultry

Catalan-style chicken

Chicken with onions, prunes, pine nuts and tomato.

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Cold starters

Sainte-Maure goat cheese and walnut crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sauces

Guacamole

Preparation made with mashed avocado, fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh chili, tomatoes and salt.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish soup

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