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Meal families

Rabbit

Rabbit with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal-style saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Cheese pie

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb with herbs

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Endive and scallops tart

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Cheeses

Blue cheese

Cheese made from sheep’s, goat’s, and/or cow’s milk, containing internal mold with colors ranging from blue to grey-green.

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Main meals

Hochepot stew

France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.

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Desserts

Condé apricots

Vanilla rice pudding cake topped with syrupy apricots.

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Veal

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

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Cold starters

Pike-perch terrine

Served cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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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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Poultry

Pigeon with orange

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

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