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Meal families

Cooked meats

Speck

Austria. Tirol.
Smoked and cured ham with juniper notes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters and lemon

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.

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Sea fish

Sea bass in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade made with oil and vinegar (or lemon juice).

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Poultry

Beer chicken

Oven-baked chicken with a cream and beer sauce.

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Cold starters

Duck foie gras aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

French fries

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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Warm starters

Soufflé

Served hot.

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Cooked meats

Andouillette with shallots

Andouillette cooked with dry white wine, butter, and shallots.
Served hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni gratin

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Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Main meals

Royal couscous

Couscous : steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplants with goat cheese

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal lamb skewers

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Main meals

Pork colombo

France. French Guiana.
Colombo : highly aromatic stew prepared with a marinade of spice blend (garlic, lime, coriander, turmeric, mustard seeds, bay leaf, chili pepper, black pepper, thyme) and then sautéed in oil with various vegetables (eggplant, plantain, carrots, green beans, potatoes, or very often rice) and tropical fruits.

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