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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with sweet garlic and basil

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Beef

Roast beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Brique du Forez

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. (Forez).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with spices

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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Desserts

Merveilles

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Italy. Aosta Valley. Switzerland. Romandy.
Variety of fritter with thin and crispy batter often flavored with orange blossom water and Armagnac and covered with sugar or honey.

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Sauces

Orange sauce

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

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with soy sauce

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

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Freshwater fish

Trout with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Smoked salmon pizza

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Poultry

Chicken confit

Generally eaten hot.

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Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
En barbouille : chicken stewed in red wine with blood sauce.

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Desserts

Candied chestnut vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with mushroom sauce

Mushroom sauce : sauce made from a white or brown base, with mushrooms and other ingredients such as butter, seasonings, stock (veal or poultry), and wine.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Main meals

Parrillada

Argentina.
Various cuts of meat slow-cooked on a grill.

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