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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style Lamb chop

Champvallon : baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Salads

Greek salad

Mixed salad made with capers, cucumber, feta, onion, oregano, olives, green bell pepper, and tomato, dressed with olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White Asparagus with maltese sauce

Maltese Sauce : Hollandaise sauce flavored with blood orange juice and blanched orange zest.

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Sea fish

Monkfish stew with red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Sauces

Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Desserts

Peach Melba

Poached peach half in vanilla syrup, served with vanilla ice cream and raspberry coulis.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear sorbet

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Cheeses

Irish porter cheddar

Ireland. County Limerick.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk infused in Porter beer and wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 6 to 10 months.

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Cheeses

L’Explorateur

France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Saint Siméon.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb en croûte

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with basil butter

Basil butter : butter and basil.

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Poultry

Stuffed guinea fowl

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Veal

Tête de veau with ravigote sauce

Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).

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Desserts

Walnut charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Poultry

Roasted duckling with cherries

Duckling : young duck.

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