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Meal families

Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and prunes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin

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Cheeses

Truffe du Périgord

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl in chartreuse with black truffle

Chartreuse : a dish cooked in a bain-marie, made of braised cabbage (or other vegetables) layered alternately with meat to create a contrast of colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.

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Pork

Tandoori pork tenderloin

Tandoori : meat or fish marinated and coated in yogurt mixed with spices (garam masala, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper).

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Cold starters

Fish pâté

Served hot.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with flat leaf parsley

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

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Sauces

Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Warm starters

Seafood vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel risotto

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

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Main meals

Chicken rice pilaf

Pilaf : wheat, quinoa or rice cooked in a seasoned broth in the oven or or casserole dish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

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Main meals

Tomato rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Main meals

Shrimp jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
Kind of paella with shrimp, rice and spicy.

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