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Meal families

Sea fish

Salmon tartare with red caviar

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

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Sheep and Goats

Braised saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Beef

Beef axoa

Basque Country.
Stew with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes sauté and flavoured with red Espelette pepper.

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Others

Sturio caviar

Caviar from Aquitaine.

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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

Sole with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Cold starters

Fresh Sainte-Maure cheese and pistachio terrine

Sainte-Maure : goat cheese.

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Pork

Sweet and sour pork

Chine. Canton.
Pork dish made with small square-cut pieces, deep-fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sometimes pineapple, carrot, chopped onions, and/or pepper.

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Pork

Orange pork roast

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Desserts

Strawberry pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream, garnished with strawberries and powdered sugar.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras

Served cold.

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Beef

Sautéed rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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