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Meal families

Cheeses

Shepherd’s delight

United States. Pennsylvania.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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Salads

Parisian salade

Salad with lettuce, button mushroom, cheese (generally diced of Comté or Emmental), Jambon de Paris (diced), hard-boiled egg, potato and tomato.
Seasoned with a vinaigrette with parsley and pickles.

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Sheep and Goats

Noisette of lamb with sweet spices

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb chops with persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Cheeses

Valençay

France. Centre. Berry.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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Game animals

Royal hare

A la royale : long cooked with red wine and Cognac and served boned.

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Cheeses

Mascaré de Banon

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Raw sheep's and goat’s milk cheese curdled in a chestnut leaf.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish gratin

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Others

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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Desserts

Apple dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with lemon sauce

Lemon sauce: butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon in a beurre blanc sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

White wine poached pears cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : salted and dried mullet eggs.

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