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Meal families

Beef

Chili con carne

Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear pie

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Cheeses

Rigotte de Condrieu

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a natural rind colored with annatto.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red berry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb en croute with his own juice

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Sheep and Goats

Seven hour braised leg of lamb with sweet potatoes

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with spring vegetables and Soubise sauce

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

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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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Lemon and mascarpone tart

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fish sauerkraut

Sauerkraut with haddock, monkfish and salmon.

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Cold starters

Salmon 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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Seafish

Salmon tartare with red caviar

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mashed flageolet beans

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Seafish

Angulas a la bilbaína

Basque Country.
Dish made with elvers, garlic, olive oil, and chili pepper.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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