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Meal families

Poultry

Duck foie gras with honey

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cold starters

Fish aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Cheeses

Olivet bleu

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Olivet.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Galette with seafood

Galette : savory crepe.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

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

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

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

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Poultry

Sauteed turkey with chasseur sauce

Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.

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Cheeses

Boursin

France.
Fresh pasteurized cow's milk cheese flavored with garlic and herbs.

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Cured Meats

Pork rinds

Pork pieces slow-cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Rose des sables with chocolate milk

Rose des sables : cornflakes covered in chocolate.

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Sauces

Brown sauce

Brown sauce : reduced brown stock and tomato concentrate or brown roux with added butter, onion and bacon, flavored with bouquet garni.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with garlic cloves

Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.

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Seafish

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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