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Snails cassolette with cream and morel

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Main meals

Salmon sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Cooked meats

Pata negra

Ham from a 100% Iberian breed pig, raised free-range in the pastures of the Dehesa (in the Spanish provinces of Extremadura, northern Andalusia, and Salamanca, as well as in Alentejo, Portugal) and fed primarily with acorns.
This ham is sold with a black label.

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese tart

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Desserts

Walnut macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Cheeses

Caillou du Rhône

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Burgundy. Saône-et-Loire. Mâconnais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind in the shape of a disk and consumed dry.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Cheeses

Roth Private Reserve

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : over 6 months.

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Cheeses

Camembert affiné au cidre

Camembert soaked for fifteen days in Norman cider.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage with saffron

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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