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Meal families

Pork

Roast pork 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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Cheeses

Asiago d’allevo

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Hard, cow's milk cheese.

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Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Game birds

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith a creamy sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Bordeaux style lamb

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Quiche

Pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Desserts

Apricot blancmange

Blanc-manger : milk or cream and sugar thickened with gelatin, potato flour or cornflour.

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Cooked meats

Venison pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Others

Lamb and chicken gyros

Gyros: greek sandwich, derived from the döner kebab, with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce on pita bread.

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Main meals

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira.

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Desserts

Chocolate croquembouche

Small pastry puffs with custard or vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate.

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