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Meal families

Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : mullet roe (the Provençal name for mullet) salted and dried.

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

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

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Freshwater fish

Trout tartare and green asparagus

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

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cooked 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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Beef

Beef bourguignon

Slow-cooked beef in red wine in a covered pot, with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.
Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.

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Cold starters

Egg 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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Sea fish

Roasted sole with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Pretzel

Knot-shaped bread or brioche covered with coarse salt.

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Others

Snails cassolette with chanterelles

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Pork

Grilled pork leg slice

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

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Poultry

Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Raspberry ganache

A blend of fresh cream, white chocolate, and raspberry coulis.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish with saffron

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Cheeses

Gournay

France. Normandy. Seine-Maritime. Pays de Bray. Gournay-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Sea fish

Grilled turbot with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice added, and optionally pepper or chili.

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