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Meal families

Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Cheeses

Coolea Herb and Garlic

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk flavored with herbs and garlic.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Sea fish

Cold salmon mayonnaise

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Desserts

Apricot mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with morel cream sauce

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with black butter

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Game animals

Venison fillet with poivrade sauce

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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Main meals

Couscous

Steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat, fish, or vegetable stew, accompanied by a spiced broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Main meals

Crab rice pilaf

Pilaf : wheat, quinoa or rice cooked in a seasoned broth in the oven or or casserole dish.

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Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Clam risotto

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

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio

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

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