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Meal families

Game animals

Wild boar fillet with bordelaise sauce

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

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Poultry

Salmi of duckling

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with braised endive

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lime

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

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Main meals

Mont d’or raclette

Raclette : melted cheese served with cold cuts, potatoes and vegetables.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Sheep and Goats

Confit lamb epigrams

Epigrams : lamb breast pieces.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb with rosemary

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Cold starters

Pike mousseline with crawfish sauce

Mousseline : light culinary preparation to which whipped cream is added.

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Desserts

Apple strudel

Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Porcini mushromm risotto

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

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Cheeses

Cantal affiné

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster aumoniere

Lobster meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Livarot cheese tart

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