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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Young Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Poultry

Duck Apicius

Duck cooked in broth and marinated in honey and spices.
Served with dates and apples.

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Warm starters

Lobster raviole

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

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce and button mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Villageois cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Parmesan risotto

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with oysters

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Poultry

Duck manchon confit

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Game birds

Roasted wood pigeon salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Valençay

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sea fish

Baked sea bream with Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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Desserts

Strawberry pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream, garnished with strawberries and powdered sugar.

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