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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with thyme flower

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

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Pork

Diots

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

Bellevue: spiny lobster meat slices placed in a row on the shell and served cold.

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Pork

Braised pork shoulder

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Desserts

Pear bourdaloue

Pear and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons

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Sea fish

Bilbao eels

Basque Country.
Dish with elver eels, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with boulangere potatoes

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Boulangere potatoes : baked potatoes with onions in broth.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with béarnaise sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel tart

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Poultry

Pullet 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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Offal and tripe

Veal kidneys with cream

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Lobster butter

Lobster meat with butter.

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