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Meal families

Feathered game

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini mushrooms

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

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Seafish

Grilled red mullet with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.

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Seafish

Pavé of salmon with morel cream sauce

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

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Seafish

Capon in a salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Tom yum soup

Laos. Thailand.
Thai salad containing various spices and herbs cooked in a broth with garlic, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, chilies, and fish sauce, presented as a soup.

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Beef

Braised beef

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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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with potato gratin and morels

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

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk-fed lamb with herbes de Provence

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

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