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Meal families

Pork

Boudin blanc

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Game animals

Wild boar fillet with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille de Vire

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.

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Game animals

Marinated venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Main meals

Pike-perch matelote with pinot noir

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Poultry

Roasted poultry with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Desserts

Apple dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Crab tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

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Cheeses

Ewe’s blue

United States. New York.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 4 months.

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Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Occitania. Ariège.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.
Ripening : 3 months.

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