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Meal families

Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Others

Yakitori

Skewers made with beef, mushrooms, chicken wings and quail eggs, cheese-stuffed pork, chicken, etc., served with salt or teriyaki sauce.

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provençal scallops

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

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Warm starters

Duck foie gras with black truffle in puff pastry

Duck foie gras with black truffle wrapped in puff pastry.

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Veal

Sliced veal Zurich-style

Thin slices of veal with a reduced cream and veal stock sauce.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced nougatine parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Beef

Rump steak with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Beef

Rib steak over vine shoots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sauces

Mole

Mexico.
Sauce made from peanuts, cocoa, chili pepper, sesame, tomato, and thickened with corn dough, bread, or fried and crumbled tortilla.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable pannequet with fresh herbs

Pannequet : crepe filled with a savory or sweet filling.

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Pork

Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with flat leaf parsley

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Game birds

Young partridge with lingonberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Desserts

Walnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Desserts

Crème aux œufs

Eggs beaten with milk and sugar, baked in the oven.

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Cheeses

Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

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Sauces

Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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