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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Provençal grilled lamb

Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Poultry

Duck manchon confit

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Poultry

Roasted duck with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with langoustines

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops gratin

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Cold starters

Lobster paté

Served cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with goat cheese

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Desserts

Apple Flammkuchen

Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, apple slices, and flambéed with Calvados.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling with Rouen sauce

Duckling : young duck.
Rouen sauce : cider or full-bodied red wine reduced with shallots sweated in butter, combined with brown veal stock, parsley, salt, and pepper, and thickened with a purée of chicken liver.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Aguachile

Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).

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