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Meal families

Seafish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with maitre d’hotel butter

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Seafish

Darne of monkfish with green peppercorn sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Poultry

Sautéed chicken supreme

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Freshwater fish

Sautéed pike-perch and spring garnish with beurre blanc sauce

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Main courses

Ratatouille

Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, bell pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.

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Hot Starters

Langoustine raviole with saffron

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

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce and mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Furred game

Roasted venison with sauce poivrade

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with lemon

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morels and vin jaune sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Sauces

Gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal lamb daube

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Freshwater fish

Eel in red wine

Eel cut into pieces and cooked in red wine.

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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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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red fruit gratin

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