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Meal families

Cheeses

Camembert affiné au cidre

Camembert soaked for fifteen days in Norman cider.

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Consommé and Soup

French onion soup gratinee

Soup made with fried onions cooked in broth, topped with bread or gratinated croutons.

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Cold starters

Seafood with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Cooked meats

Venison pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Apple bavarian cream

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

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Cold starters

Marinated fish paté

Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp nem

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Poultry

Provençal chicken

Chicken served with pan-seared tomatoes with garlic and parsley, and bread.

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Desserts

Condé pear

Vanilla rice pudding cake topped with pears in syrup.

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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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Cheeses

Grilovaný Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind grilled.

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Main meals

Eel matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Sauces

Perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood risotto

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

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