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Meal families

Rabbit

Young rabbit fillet with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin with mushrooms

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Sea fish

Zarzuela

Spain. Catalonia. Valencia.
Mixture of shellfish, crustaceans and fish simmered in a sauce (sofregit) based on olive oil with garlic, herbs, onion, tomato, etc
Like a paella without rice .

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Grayson

United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange with celery purée

A l'orange : sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Beef

Frikandel

Minced beef with breadcrumbs, eggs and onion cooked in a round patty shape and served with a spicy sauce.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with maitre d’hotel butter

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire fermier".

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Sea fish

John Dory with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop and grapefruit ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Rabbit

Rabbit galantine

Galantine : mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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