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Hakim walks into a restaurant The local cuisine of Lyon is full of surprises, even for French people. Come with me as I tuck in.
Hakim points at the menu and asks the waiter - C´est quoi le cervelas ?
- What's the cervelas?
 

Cervelat - C'est un saucisson lyonnais avec des pistaches,
   servi avec des lentilles.

- It's a Lyonnaise sausage with pistachio nuts,
   served with lentils.
- Je n'aime pas les lentilles.
- I don't like lentils.

Volaille fermière - La volaille fermière, c'est quoi ?
- The volaille fermière, what is it?
- C'est du poulet rôti, servi avec une
   sauce au vin rouge.

- It's roast chicken, served with a
   red-wine sauce.

- C'est servi avec quoi  ?
- What's it served with?
- Avec un flan aux champignons.
- With a mushroom flan.

- Tout va bien  ?
- Is everything ok?
- C'est parfait.
- It's perfect.

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