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Meal families

Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with white truffle

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Cooked meats

Game pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Beef

Barbecued rib of beef

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Desserts

Bugnes lyonnaises

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Regional donut variety.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tuna pizza

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Rabbit

Rabbit gibelotte with red wine

Rabbit stew with red wine.

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Beef

Roasted beef with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Sea fish

Provençal style shad

Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Salads

Langoustines salad with orange butter and tarragon

Orange butter : reduced orange juice with butter and cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Seven hour braised leg of lamb with sweet potatoes

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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