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Meal families

Cooked meats

Andouille of Vire with cider sauce

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.
Cider sauce : cider, butter, fresh cream, shallots and white wine.
Served hot.

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Sauces

Crayfish butter

Butter with crayfish.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch a l’unilateral / Pike-perch cooked unilaterally / Zander cooked unilaterally

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Sea fish

Marinated herring dieppoise

Poached herring in marinade (white wine and vinegar with carrot, celery, onion) with seasoning and herbs.

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Desserts

Cherry gratin with zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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Cheeses

Ashbrook

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with a striking vein of ash through the middle and a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab aumoniere

Crab meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Freshwater fish

Gudgeon russian style

Gudgeon cooked in white wine, mixed with gelatine, mayonnaise and broth served with chopped parsley and sometimes a dash of lemon or vinegar.

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Desserts

Chocolate charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Desserts

Pineapple carpaccio

Pineapple cut in very thin slices topped with a vanilla syrup.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton carbonade

Southern France speciality.
Stew with red wine, onions, garlic and meat scraps.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

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

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Desserts

Pineapple crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear sorbet

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Game birds

Roast young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Others

Sevruga caviar

Russian caviar.

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