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Meal families

Cheeses

Tricorne

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Sauces

Mornay sauce

Bechamel sauce with grated cheese.

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Main meals

Cod rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Consommé and Soup

Lobster gazpacho

Gaspacho : soup made of raw vegetables and served cold.

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Poultry

Chicken with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked green bell pepper

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with sweet spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : hollow case for several people (diameter of at least 15 centimeters) of puff pastry with meat, sweetbreads, fish, crustaceans, snails, mushrooms mixed in a sauce (bisque, béchamel sauce with cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb with thyme

Knuckle of lamb : meat joint from below the knee.

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Poultry

Roast duck with forestiere sauce

Forestiere sauce : sauce made from butter, mushrooms, crème fraîche and shallots.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Peas

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Cooked meats

Trush pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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