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Meal families

Cold starters

Raw vegetables

Do not serve fine wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Small oysters

Small oysters (number 5 : between 30 and 45 grams).
Don't forget the bread and butter as an accompaniment.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Merveilles

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Italy. Aosta Valley. Switzerland. Romandy.
Variety of fritter with thin and crispy batter often flavored with orange blossom water and Armagnac and covered with sugar or honey.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with spring vegetables

Navarin : stew.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop in bitter-sweet

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

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

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Cheeses

Maasdam

Netherlands. North Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with waxed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Pork

Jambonneau confit

Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Smoked salmon quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Pork

Pork roast with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns in garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Coffee mousse

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