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Cheeses

Trivium goat Cheddar

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed, uncooked pasteurized goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramelized apple

Apple coated with a soft cream caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Cheeses

Rembrandt extra aged Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange waxed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Cured Meats

Roasted andouille de Guéméné with apple compote and white wine sauce

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
Served hot.

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Cold starters

Prawn cocktail with avocado

Shrimp salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco) and avocado.

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange with spices

A l'orange : sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Chicken wings with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Seafish

Turbot soufflé with Nantua sauce

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

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Cheeses

Roquefort

France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Poultry

Squab with duck foie gras and black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Cheeses

Fourme d’Ambert

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prawn fritters

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch quenelles with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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