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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with brown butter

Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Poultry

Duck breast with Sarlat style potatoes

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

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini mushrooms

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Desserts

Trianon

Almond cake base topped with crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Sea-pie

Canada. Quebec.
Meat pie with layers of pastry and assorted meats (beef, chicken, hare, moose, partridge, pork and veal or a simpler combination of these meats).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with oysters

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Desserts

Empress rice pudding

Rice pudding mixed with Bavarian cream, flavored with kirsch and candied fruits.

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Poultry

Stuffed goose neck with foie gras

Goose foie gras.
Served hot as a main course with pommes sarladaises or parsley potatoes, or served cold as a starter with a salad.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Pacific oysters

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Prawn risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

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Poultry

Goose confit

Served hot.

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