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Meal families

Main meals

Fondue savoyarde

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Traditional Savoie cheese fondue (Beaufort, Comté, Emmenthal, Gruyère, Tomme de Savoie) where small cubes of bread are dipped.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with spring vegetables

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Desserts

Walnut macaron

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

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Poultry

Pigeon with orange

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

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Cheeses

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Sea fish

Shad with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Game birds

Roasted young partridge with spring vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
Provencal : with sautéed tomato in olive oil with bread, garlic, onion and parsley.

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Sauces

Marinière sauce

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Cheeses

Feuille de Dreux

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Eure et Loir. Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral with sorrel sauce

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Cheeses

Coolea Plain

Ireland. Cork.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk wrapped in yellow wax.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with spring vegetables and Soubise sauce

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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