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Meal families

Eggs

Eggs mimosa

Hard-boiled egg with the yolk partially mixed with mayonnaise and herbs, then placed back into the white, with the remaining yolk crumbled on top (like mimosa).

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Eggs

La mère Poulard omelette

Soufflé omelette cooked over a wood fire.

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Desserts

Pear marquise

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

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Poultry

Grilled duck aiguillette

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Cheeses

Tomme de montagne

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Puy de Dôme.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Cold starters

Crab 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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Sheep and Goats

Mutton navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Veal

Veal chop with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable pannequet with fresh herbs

Pannequet : crepe filled with a savory or sweet filling.

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