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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with thyme

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

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Ice cream and sorbets

Spice ice cream

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with mushrooms

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp tempura

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Cheeses

Louis d’Or

Canada. Quebec.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 9 months.

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Cheeses

Kapiti Kikorangi

New Zealand. Taranaki.
Semi-soft blue-veined triple cream pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Offal and tripe

Abignades

Goose tripe and blood cooked.
Served on fried breath with goose fat.

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Pork

Sainte-Menehould style pig foot

Boiled pork feet, cooked gently in water then breadcrumbed and fried.
This allows them to be eaten completely (bones included).

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Poultry

Poached Bresse fattened chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : chicken or veal velouté reduced before adding the cream.

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Poultry

Salmi of duck leg

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote with sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled shrimp

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Game birds

Roast young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Toucy

France. Burgundy. Auxerrois.
Soft goat's milk cheese with a natural rind.

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