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Meal families

Sea fish

Salmon tartare

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

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Desserts

Peach bourdaloue

Peach and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macarons.

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Desserts

Custard tart

Shortcrust pastry filled with egg custard, baked in the oven.

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Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta tart

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Cheeses

Buxton blue

United Kingdom. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire or Staffordshire.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk with a deep russet colouring and a cylindrical shape.

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Veal

Amourettes with morel mushrooms and potatoes

Amourettes : fritters of animals testicules.

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Offal and tripe

Tripous

France. Occitania. Aveyron.
Dish made with small strips of veal tripe usually rolled in sheep's caul fat (typically lamb) and tied with string. Cooked in veal stock with salt, pepper, white wine, carrots and tomatoes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Others

Grilled cheese

Hot sandwich on white bread with butter and cheese.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb shank with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sea fish

Cod with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in white wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Beef

Rump steak with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Cheeses

Dôme du Poitou cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.

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