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Meal families

Sauces

Porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with soy sauce

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Sea fish

Red tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cooked meats

Grenier médocain

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Médoc.
Andouille made from pork stomachs, intestines, and strips of ham, cooked in a garlicky, spiced vegetable broth.

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Cheeses

Fougerus

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind decorated with a fern leaf.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio with herbs

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with anise and braised fennel

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fish pie

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Hard-boiled peeled egg wrapped in minced meat sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then baked or fried.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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