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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

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

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Seafish

Grilled red mullet with an anchovy butter

Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Almond brownie

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and scallops cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with brown butter

Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Condé pear

Vanilla rice pudding cake topped with pears in syrup.

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Pork

Roast suckling pig

Suckling pig : 4 to 6 weeks, weighing between 6 and 12 kg.

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Cheeses

Idiazábal ahumado

Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.

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Veal

Roasted rack of veal with cream and morels

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

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Cheeses

Great hill blue

United States. Massachusetts.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruit tabbouleh

ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.

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Main courses

Chicken raviole and consommé with black truffle

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

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Cold starters

Raw vegetables

Do not serve fine wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb chops with Pont-Neuf potatoes and spices

Pont-Neuf potatoes : rectangular potatoes cut like big french fries and fried in oil twice.

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Cured Meats

Grenier médocain

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Médoc.
Andouille made from pork stomachs, intestines, and strips of ham, cooked in a garlicky, spiced vegetable broth.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed potatoes

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Crescent dogs

Sausage filled with cheese, wrapped in puff pastry.

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