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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster 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

Seafood salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

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Cheeses

Saingorlon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Bresse.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

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Desserts

Pear dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Sea fish

Provençal sea bream

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Cheeses

Morbier

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Freshwater fish

Bordeaux style sturgeon

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel tart

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Consommé and Soup

Chicken chorba

Algeria.
Soup with chickpeas, chicken, vermicelli, spices and fresh herbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns in garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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