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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Galette with seafood

Galette : savory crepe.

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Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Desserts

Apple and walnut crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Main meals

Sushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Desserts

Gugelhupf

Brioche that contains raisins, almonds and Kirsch, sometimes also candied fruits and nuts.

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Cooked meats

Rosette de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage weighing between 550 and 700 grams, about 40 cm long, and containing no more than 15 to 20% fat.
It is made from a blend of high-quality pork cuts (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) and bardière (fatback), finely chopped, salted, and seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic, regional red wine, lactic ferments, and sometimes nutmeg or mace. After being tied and cured with saltpeter, it is aged for at least 50 days.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Honey ice cream

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Offal and tripe

Provençal pieds paquets

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Traditional dish made with sheep’s feet and stuffed tripe, filled with pork belly or salted pork, slowly simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce.

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Desserts

Apple bourdaloue

Apple and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with greeen peppercorn sauce

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
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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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with flageolets beans

Leg of lamb : Cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with quince

Served cold, warm or hot.

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