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Meal families

Sea fish

Suquet de peix

Fish stew with potatoes.

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Sauces

Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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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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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with potato gratin and morels

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Game animals

Haunch of wild boar with huntsman sauce

Haunch : leg.
Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras 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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Cold starters

Salmon aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Thermidor

Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with beurre blanc sauce, with shallots and fennel

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Consommé and Soup

Goulash

Hungary.
Stew or soup of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices.

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Main meals

Chicken waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs, with the broth thickened with butter or cream.

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Main meals

Burgundy style potée

Mixture of salted pork, vegetables and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.

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