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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Mornay sauce

Mornay sauce : béchamel sauce with grated cheese.

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Cheeses

Cheese curds

Canada. United States.
Cheddar-type cow's milk cheese curds.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, pickles, and a blend of herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, and tarragon).

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear sorbet

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops a la nage

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

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Main meals

Bearn piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with Bayonne ham.

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise

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

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Desserts

Strawberry snow

Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with wild mushrooms

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

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Desserts

Strawberry mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Cheeses

Pouligny Saint-Pierre

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry. Pouligny-saint-pierre.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken in demi-deuil with albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato

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Salads

Tuna salad

Tuna salad with lettuce, tomato, and vinaigrette.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops cassolette with porcini

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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