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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Méchoui

Whole lamb or mutton roasted on a spit, slow-cooked for a long time.

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Desserts

Chocolate marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Cheeses

Camembert au calvados

Camembert soaked for several hours in Calvados and then covered in breadcrumbs.

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Desserts

Molten dark chocolate cake

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Sea fish

John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Main meals

Moussaka

Balkans. Middle East.
Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops cassolette porcini mushrooms

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Main meals

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).

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Main meals

Monkfish tajine with confit lemon

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Beef

Grilled Chateaubriand

Chateaubriand : cut of meat in the tenderloin filet with a thickness of 4 to 8 cm cut.

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