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Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb with Sarlat style potatoes
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.
Sauces
Matelote sauce
Matelote sauce : red wine reduction with chopped mushrooms, shallots, onions and bouquet garni with brown roux.
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Oriental style pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat (lamb, beef, chicken, etc.), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
Warm starters
Salmon puff pastry with a julienne of vegetables
Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.
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Ricotta
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.
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Grilled beef with poivrade sauce
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.
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Tomato soufflé with ham
Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.
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Chicken tikka masala
Pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and baked in the oven.
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Rogue river blue
United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in Syrah grape leaves soaked in pear brandy.
Ripening : 9 to 11 months.
Desserts
Chocolate bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
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Blanquette of monkfish
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Desserts
Florentins
Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.
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Rosette de Lyon
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage weighing between 550 and 700 grams, about 40 cm long, and containing no more than 15 to 20% fat.
It is made from a blend of high-quality pork cuts (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) and bardière (fatback), finely chopped, salted, and seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic, regional red wine, lactic ferments, and sometimes nutmeg or mace. After being tied and cured with saltpeter, it is aged for at least 50 days.
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.
Sea fish
Sole with beurre noisette sauce
Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.
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Roasted saddle of lamb with spring vegetables
Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.


