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Meal families

Game animals

Roasted venison with huntsman sauce

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

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Cheeses

Bresse bleu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Bresse.
Soft-ripened blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb fricassee

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio

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

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with spring vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Kouign amann

France. Brittany. Finistère. Douarnenez.
Crispy cake made with bread dough containing butter and sugar, folded in layers, like puff pastry but with fewer layers.
Served warm or hot.

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Sea fish

Rollmops

Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.

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Cheeses

Lake’s Edge

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of vegetable ash.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Tricolor ice cream bombe

Ice cream bomb : ice cream in a spherical or semi-spherical Ihape.
Tricolor : pistachio, strawberry and vanilla ice creams with meringue.

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Cold starters

Eggs with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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