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Meal families

Poultry

Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Cooked meats

Goose paté with goose foie gras

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

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Sea fish

Baked sea bream with Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with rosemary

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

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Cheeses

L’Explorateur

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Saint Siméon.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Hafod

United Kingdom. Wales.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind ripened in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 10 to 18 months.

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Desserts

Far breton

France. Brittany.
Dessert made from butter, flour, milk and sugar with a denser consistency than a flan.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with herbs

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Sheep and Goats

Catalan lamb marinade

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Cheeses

Villageois blanc

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Main meals

Pike-perch matelote with pinot noir

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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