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Meal families

Rabbit

Rabbit with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main courses

Paella valenciana

The ten mandatory ingredients are : carob bean, green bean, rabbit, chicken, rice, tomato, olive oil, water, saffron and salt, all cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provençal Bay scallops

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cured Meats

Oreiller de la Belle Aurore

Terrine of different meats baked in the oven, coated in gelatin, in a pastry crust.
Served cold.

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Beef

Grilled beef with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Beef

Chateaubriand Vert-pré

Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salad

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Cheeses

Rogue river blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy.
Ripening : 9 to 11 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Carrots Vichy

Carrots sliced into thick rounds and cooked in a mixture of butter, water, lemon juice, and sugar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with vinaigrette

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Blancmange

Sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Freshwater fish

Sautéed pike-perch and spring garnish with beurre blanc sauce

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Vanilla 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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