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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with smoked salmon

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Appetizers

Fish tartare with lemon and herbs bites

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

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini mushrooms and potatoes

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish with saffron

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Warm starters

Lobster raviole with black truffle cream

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sweet and sour sauce shrimp

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

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Desserts

Mirabelle plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort croustade

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with meat

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Consommé and Soup

Ajoblanco

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Poultry

Goose foie gras

Served cold.

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Desserts

Opera

Cake with Joconde sponge, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache.

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