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Meal families

Cooked meats

Poultry liver pâté with pistachios

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Game animals

Hare à la royale

A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.

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Desserts

Banana soufflé

Served hot.

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Poultry

Chicken wings with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb 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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Beef

Roasted rib steak with mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Poultry

Ostrich steak with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Cold starters

Avocado with shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Poultry

Roasted poultry with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

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Veal

Veal tartare

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

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Others

Salmon guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Warm starters

Maroilles waffle

Waffle topped with thinly sliced Maroilles cheese.
Served with a green salad.

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Sea fish

Sea bass whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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