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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

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Poultry

Souvarov pigeon

Souvarov : stuffing of uncooked foie gras and black truffle cooked in a terrine.

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Cooked meats

Prosciutto di Parma

Italy. Parma.
Ham from the pork breeds : Duroc or Large White and slaughtered at the age of 9 months.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

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Main meals

Bearn piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with Bayonne ham.

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Freshwater fish

Truit with almonds and meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Main meals

Fondue normande

Fondue made from soft cheese without the rind (camembert, Livarot, Pont-l'évêque…) with Calvados, cream or milk and shallot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with jelly

Oysters poached in their own juice and served on a lemon jelly made with chicken stock.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with black olives

Navarin : stew.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras

Served cold.

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Desserts

Victoria sponge

Sponge cake filled with whipped cream and berries.

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Cooked meats

Pork rinds

Pieces of pork meat confit in its own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices and sometimes: garlic, parsley, vinegar.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sauteed green asparagus with olive oil

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