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Meal families

Desserts

Cherries flambéed with kirsch

Poached cherries in syrup and coated with caramel, flambéed and served on vanilla ice cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato

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Others

Sturio caviar

Caviar from Aquitaine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Sea fish

Roasted sole with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main meals

Fish with meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood lasagne

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Salads

Mixed salad

Salad with various foods in addition to raw vegetables seasoned with herbs and vinaigrette.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Young wild boar pie

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with porcini

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Desserts

Alsatian-style apple tart

Alsatian-style : pie with egg-based cream, kirsch, milk, sugar and flour.

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Cheeses

Raw mozarella

Mozarella : speciality of Campania made with buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.

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Cheeses

Idiazábal ahumado

Spain. Basque Country.
Hard raw ewe's milk smoked cheese in uncooked pressed.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.

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Veal

Provencal veal flank

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

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Main meals

Galette saucisse

France. Brittany.
Grilled pork sausage wrapped in a cold buckwheat galette.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with lemon sauce

Lemon sauce: butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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