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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Mutton chops with bacon

English-style : with bacon.

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Appetizers

American-style pigs in a blanket

Sausage wrapped in puff pastry.

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Cheeses

Gougères with Chaource

Gougères stuffed with Chaource cheese.

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Game birds

Provençal quail skewers

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Parmesan risotto

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Desserts

Poire Belle-Hélène

Poached pears in syrup, served with vanilla ice cream, melted chocolate, and crystallized violets.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Provençal sea bream

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

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Salads

Frisée salad with lardons and poached eggs

Frisée salad with bacon, a poached egg, and vinaigrette.

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Main meals

Duck hachis parmentier

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Consommé and Soup

Vichyssoise

Soup made with mashed potatoes, leeks, onions, cream, and chicken broth.
Served hot or cold.

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Pork

Pork roast with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Desserts

Casse-museau

France. Occitania. Tarn. Brassac.
Crispy brioche made with sheep’s milk and a molten heart.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

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