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Meal families

Main courses

Flemish waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs, with the broth thickened with butter or cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Wild mushroom risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Walnut succès cake

Macaron filled with walnut cream.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Cream puffs

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with mashed potato

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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed eggplants

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chirashizushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : avocado, seafood, fish, sashimi, tamagoyaki…

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Seafish

Provençal style shad

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

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Hot Starters

Lobster raviole

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

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with white grapes

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Seafish

Sea bass supreme with beurre blanc sauce

Fish suprême : boneless fillet.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb chops with herbes de Provence

Chops served with tomatoes and garlic cooked in oil.

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Seafish

Sole fillets bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Pork

Pork roast with duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes : purée of mashed potato and egg yolk baked until golden.

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