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Meal families

Sauces

Aioli sauce

Provencal sauce.
Emulsion of garlic and olive oil, sometimes with egg yolk and lemon juice.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fresh goat cheese quiche

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

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Poultry

Young guinea fowl with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with thyme

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

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Desserts

Diplomat

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a layer of custard filled with candied fruit and covered with whipped cream topped with a candied cherry.

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Poultry

Braised pigeon

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crab lasagne

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange

A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Pork

Roast pork with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char in a beurre blanc sauce

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

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Desserts

Caramel charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shellfish

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio with herbs

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut and salad buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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