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Meal families

Sea fish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Veal

Provençal veal chop

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Desserts

Coffee merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Cooked meats

Pata negra

Ham from a 100% Iberian breed pig, raised free-range in the pastures of the Dehesa (in the Spanish provinces of Extremadura, northern Andalusia, and Salamanca, as well as in Alentejo, Portugal) and fed primarily with acorns.
This ham is sold with a black label.

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Cold starters

Salmon tataki with wasabi

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Cheeses

Salers

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.

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Cheeses

Toucy

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne. Auxerrois.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Cooked meats

Venison pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Sea fish

Monkfish and salmon ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Desserts

Milk pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream flavored with orange blossom water.

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Veal

Roasted provençal rack of veal

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Freshwater fish

Eel with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Desserts

Panna cotta

Italy.
Dessert made by mixing heavy cream with egg whites and honey, cooked in a bain-marie.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endives

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Desserts

Neigeux with strawberry

Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.

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