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Meal families

Desserts

Mandarine givrée

Mandarine sorbet served in a mandarine.

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Beef

Pastrami

Smoked salted beef, sliced thinly.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Main meals

Spicy fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, red and green bell peppers, and chili pepper.

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Cold starters

Scallop sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Veal

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

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Poultry

Spatchcock squab

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Desserts

Praline succès cake

Macaron filled with praline cream.

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Consommé and Soup

Chowder

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).

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Desserts

Malakoff 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

Bordeaux style lamb

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cold starters

Monkfish pâté

Served cold.

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Main meals

Burgundy style potée

Mixture of salted pork, vegetables and potatoes cooked in broth for several hours in a casserole dish.

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Sea fish

Grilled tuna steak with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Sauces

Black butter sauce

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Desserts

Vatrushka with lemon

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

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