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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with rosemary

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : hollow case for several people (diameter of at least 15 centimeters) of puff pastry with meat, sweetbreads, fish, crustaceans, snails, mushrooms mixed in a sauce (bisque, béchamel sauce with cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Main meals

Sausage rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Cold starters

Smoked salmon and shrimps in aspic

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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Beef

Bordeaux style entrecote

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

Gorgonzola quiche

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

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Cheeses

Vézelay

France. Burgundy. Yonne. Vézelay.
Unpasteurised goat's milk cheese.

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Desserts

Peach meringue

Peach covered with meringue and baked.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidneys with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fennel

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Desserts

Douillon à la pomme

Francia. Normandy.
Cored apple stuffed with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter or jam for the children, baked in a shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters a l’americaine

Oysters dipped in batter, then in breadcrumbs and fried in lard.
Served hot.

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