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Meal families

Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Poultry

Hot chicken

Spicy fried chicken served on slices of white bread with pickle strips.

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Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with the rind dipped in Marc de Bourgogne.

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Desserts

Raspberry zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with pomegranate

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Salads

Museau vinaigrette

Muzzle : like ham, made from the nose of a pig and served in a vinaigrette.

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Offal and tripe

Tripe

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Sauces

Anchovy sauce

Sauce with anchovies, shallot, oil and herbs.

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Cold starters

Langoustines with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Sheep and Goats

Tripotxa

Spiced lamb black pudding sometimes associated with veal.

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Veal

Veal filet mignon with forestiere sauce

Forestiere sauce : sauce made from butter, mushrooms, crème fraîche and shallots.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with fresh cream, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Desserts

Praline succès cake

Macaron stuffed with a praline cream.

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