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Meal families

Poultry

Duck aiguillette with white grapes

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Beef

Chateaubriand

Piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Eggs

Meurette sauce

Red wine sauce with bacon and onion compote.

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Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with the rind dipped in Marc de Bourgogne.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb shank with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sheep and Goats

Herb roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cooked meats

Figatellu

Fresh sausage composed mainly of meat and pork liver with garlic.

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Beef

Steak au poivre vert

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac before being reduced, added with crushed pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb persillade

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

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : white wine or Madeira reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Sauces

Vinaigrette

Emulsified sauce obtained by mixing an acidic liquid (lemon juice, vinegar) with a fat (oil, sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt) generally accompanied by a spoonful of mustard, pepper and salt and often aromatic herbs.

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Desserts

Pineapple zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted leg of lamb with tarragon

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Morel and Comté pie

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