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Meal families

Cheeses

Brousse

Provence. Cheese made from a combination of milk and whey from sheep, goat or cow.

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Sauces

Tartar sauce

Mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Veal

Veal tenderloin with mushrooms

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Sauces

Pistou

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Sauce made from crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cockle risotto

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Peas

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Cooked meats

Small chitterling sausage with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Game birds

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Salads

Nicoise salad

Raw vegetable salad with anchovy filets or tuna, boiled eggs and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endive

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Cheeses

Camembert affiné au cidre

Camembert bathed for fifteen days in Norman Cider.

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Desserts

Pear and amandine tart

Tart with almond cream and pears.

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Poultry

Stuffed goose neck

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Veal

Calf’s head with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : Tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, cucumbers and parsley) with chopped eggs.

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Sea fish

Sea bass in salt crust in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : cooked beef dish (generally pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

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Consommé and Soup

Frog legs soup

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Haute-Saône. Jura. Territoire de Belfort.
Vegetable broth with frog legs.

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