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Meal families

Sea fish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Poultry

Roast chicken with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Cooked meats

Lyon-style andouillette sausage

Small chitterling sausage cooked with onions, meat juices deglazed with vinegar.

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Cheeses

Niolo

France. Corsica. Niolo.
Soft-ripened sheep or goat's cheese with washed rind.

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Desserts

Pineapple aumoniere

Diced pineapple cooked in filo pastry.

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Desserts

Raspberry miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Game birds

Roasted wood pigeon with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb cutlets with Pont-Neuf potatoes and spices

Pont-Neuf potatoes : rectangular potatoes cut like big french fries and fried in oil twice.

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Desserts

Cherry and pistachio crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Beef

Beef fillet with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Others

Lamb pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Sea fish

Whole roasted turbot with black truffle juice

Gutted and cooked whole fish (not in fillet).
Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Desserts

Sticky toffee pudding

United Kingdom.
Brown sugar sponge cake made with chopped dates and covered with a toffee sauce.
Served with custard, vanilla ice cream or single cream.

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