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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple omelette

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Sauces

Poulette sauce

Poulette sauce : mushroom velouté with chopped parsley and lemon juice.

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Cheeses

Tilsit

Germany.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Sauces

Albufera sauce

Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Poultry

Supreme of guinea-fowl with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Anchovy butter

Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Cheeses

Saint-André

France. Normandy. Orne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Feathered game

Grilled wood pigeon à la goutte de sang with porcini

Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

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Poultry

Blanquette of chicken

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Poultry

Chicken tikka masala

Pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and baked in the oven.

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac served with a mirepoix and a tomato and white wine-based sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni and cheese

Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive gratin

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