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Meal families

Main meals

Vegetarian Tartiflette

Cream-based dish with potatoes, sometimes with mushrooms, baked au gratin with cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster carpaccio with vanilla

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise salad

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apricot ice cream

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked red bell pepper

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Salads

Cervelat salad

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cervelas sausage cut into cubes or strips, mixed with onions and served with a cider or white wine vinaigrette.
Can be served with steamed potatoes and hard-boiled eggs.

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Cooked meats

Pork liver pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices, etc cooked in a terracotta container.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Veal

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini gratin

Pairs well with grilled shellfish, fish, or white or red meat.
Served cold, warm or hot.

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Sauces

Marchand de vin butter

Butter mixed with shallots cooked in wine with lemon and parsley.

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Desserts

Mirabelle plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Desserts

Peach pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Game animals

Jugged hare Saint-Hubert

Sautéed hare flambéed with Cognac, marinated in red wine with button mushrooms.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort cheese tart

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Beef

Bordeaux style entrecote

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

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