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Meal families

Desserts

Chocolate and orange trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Main meals

Lamb couscous

Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Poultry

Squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Sea fish

Sole with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Cheeses

Crü di capra

Italy. Lombardy.
Pressed, uncooked pasteurized goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Poultry

Sautéed chicken supreme

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid rings

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Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : dish of pre-cooked beef (usually leftover pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with apricot

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Poultry

Duck in a 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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Poultry

Spatchcock squab

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Sauces

Beurre noisette sauce

Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Sauces

Cocktail sauce

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Desserts

Peach marquise

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

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Cold starters

Cervelle de canut

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.

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Main meals

Jambalaya a la provençale

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Poultry and saffron rice preparation.

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