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Meal families

Main meals

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb with rosemary and tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Pork

Pig’s trotters pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Poultry

Chicken galantine

Galantine : mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Desserts

Banana and coconut crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Pork

Boudin blanc

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

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Warm starters

Goat cheese raviole

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

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Game animals

Haunch of wild boar with huntsman sauce

Haunch : leg.
Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Desserts

Pear and vanilla crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb with blueberry

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Game animals

Marinated venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Desserts

Damson pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Main meals

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).

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Game birds

Provençal quail skewers

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood lasagna

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplants with goat cheese salad

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Sea fish

Grilled salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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