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Meal families

Poultry

Salmi of pigeon and mallard

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

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Poultry

Pigeon with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Sheep and Goats

Herb roasted leg of lamb

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

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Sea fish

Sea Bream carpaccio with lemon sauce

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
Lemon sauce: lemon, olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle

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Desserts

Bayadere of red fruits and mascarpone mousse

Bayadère: alternating stripes of different colours.

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb

Navarin : stew.

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Poultry

Chicken satay

Satay sauce : coconut milk and peanut butter with garlic, lime and spices (coriander, cumin and fennel).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle risotto

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

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Desserts

Praline hazelnut macaron

Macaron : cupcake made with two meringue cookies and a cream or ganache between them.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beef cannelloni

Ground beef or pork hash.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Brown shrimps

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Sea fish

Bouillabaisse

Provençal fish stew. The name of this dish comes from the Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (reduce) : bouille et abaisse.

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Cheeses

Brie de Nangis

France. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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