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Meal families

Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Sea fish

Golden sea bream with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille of Vire

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.

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Cooked meats

Glazed ham

Glazed : spreading a shiny substance, often sweet, before finishing cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Pyrenees. Ariège.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cooked meats

Andouillette of Cambrai

Small chitterling sausage with

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Beef

Chateaubriand Vert-pré

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with lemon sauce

Lemon sauce: lemon, olive oil.

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Main meals

Matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartar

Fresh salmon and smoked salmon with a dash of lemon and olive oil more chives.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk fed lamb with savory

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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