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Meal families

Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

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

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Cheeses

Crozier blue

Ireland. County Tipperary.
Soft-ripened blue-veined pasteurized sheep’s milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 11 months.

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Poultry

Poached Bresse fattened chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.

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Desserts

Walnut ricotta

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed crab

Stuffed crab with bread and bacon.

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Sea fish

Estocafic

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritime. Nice.
Stew with potatoes, bell peppers, onion, olives, olive oil, garlic, and bouquet garni.

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Warm starters

Goat cheese raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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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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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

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

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Veal

Veal chop with cream and mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Rabbit

Rabbit fricassee

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with a julienne of vegetable

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.
Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.

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Freshwater fish

Pike and leek purée with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Claquebitou

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Fresh cheese made from goat's milk.

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