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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with black butter

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bouzigues oysters

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Sea fish

Tuna tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with citrus

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Cheeses

Montgomery’s Cheddar

United Kingdom. Somerset.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 9 months minimum.

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Sauces

Marinière sauce

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Cheeses

Andazul

Spain. Andalusia.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Game birds

Grilled quail with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Desserts

Wild strawberries 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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