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Meal families

Sauces

Shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Desserts

Hazelnut crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Appetizers

Radish and butter

Radishes served with salt and butter.

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Sea fish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Fruits

Brasucado

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Roasting chestnuts over a wood fire on a metal sheet or in a large pan.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with bone marrow

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Sauces

Hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with sesame oil

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed artichokes with shrimp

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb with spring vegetables

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Apple crumble with spices

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Pork

Diots

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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