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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass fillets in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Mallard terrine

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Salads

Mixed salad

Salad with various foods in addition to raw vegetables seasoned with herbs and vinaigrette.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Cheese pie

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Sea fish

Roasted cod with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Others

Sterlet caviar

Russian caviar.

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Veal

Braised veal tenderloin

Tenderloin : piece of meat cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.
Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Desserts

Floating island

Whipped egg whites on sponge cake with custard and usually caramel sauce.

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Desserts

Chocolate and orange marquise

Ice cream dessert with chocolate and orange.

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Desserts

Mandarin bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Cooked meats

Lomo embuchado

Spain.
Lomo : sausage of pork loin marinated and refined several months.
Eaten raw and cut into very thin slices.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Nord. Pas de Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.

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Cold starters

Porcini carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled porcini

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Cheeses

Black Betty

Netherlands. North Holland.
Hard pasteurized goat’s milk cheese wrapped in black wax.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with smoked bacon

Trout accompanied by smoked bacon and seasoned with persillade.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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