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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken wings with morel cream sauce

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

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon marinade

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cooked meats

Oreiller de la Belle Aurore

Terrine of different meats baked in the oven, coated in gelatin, in a pastry crust.
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Squab pie with Armagnac

Armagnac sauce : cooking juice with Armagnac flambeed, creamed and reduced until thickened.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

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

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Beef

Grilled 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

Danish blue

Denmark.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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