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Meal families

Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Appetizers

Anchovy butter canapé

Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Desserts

Cherry and pistachio 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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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb with blueberry

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morel cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Good Thunder

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Brown ale).
Ripening : 3 to 4 weeks.

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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Fresh pasteurized cow's milk cheese flavored with garlic and herbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Sea fish

Grilled salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Beef

Beef carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Game birds

Woodstock of salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saffron risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Desserts

Gingerbread charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Game birds

Roast wood pigeon with black truffle juice

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

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