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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bream with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cooked meats

Hare pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Game animals

Venison salmis

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with parmesan

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Sea fish

Darne of monkfish with green peppercorn sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
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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Cheeses

Lamb chopper

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with waxed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Sisteron lamb

Young lamb (70 to 150 days).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chirashizushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : avocado, seafood, fish, sashimi, tamagoyaki…

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Sea fish

Sea bream ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Sea fish

Sea bass in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade made with oil and vinegar (or lemon juice).

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Desserts

Pear ambassadeur

Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with pear, and topped with a layer of marzipan (typically green).

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Salads

Lobster salad with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Game birds

Pheasant with 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare with herbs

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with oysters

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Hard-boiled peeled egg wrapped in minced meat sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then baked or fried.

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Cheeses

Louis d’Or

Canada. Quebec.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 9 months.

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