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Meal families

Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon wings

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apricot ice cream

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Cheeses

Villageois cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.

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Desserts

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Cheeses

Cantal jeune

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months maximum.

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Appetizers

Cheese breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Beef

Braised beef

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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Poultry

Chicken in curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch fillets with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Pork

Stuffed pig’s trotter

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Main meals

Ravioles du Dauphiné

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère.
Stuffed pasta made from soft wheat flour and fresh eggs, filled with cooked cheese (Comté or Emmental), fresh cottage cheese, and parsley.
Comes in the form of a sheet, can be gratinated, poached, or pan-fried.

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Desserts

Fontainebleau

Dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Poultry

Bordeaux style duck confit

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

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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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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with linden butter sauce

Linden butter sauce : creamed linden infusion, reduced, then buttered.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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