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Meal families

Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho with green pepper

Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with parsley sauce

Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Pineapple surprise

Slices of pineapple glazed with caramel, topped with a brioche soaked in cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare

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

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Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : mullet roe (the Provençal name for mullet) salted and dried.

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Cooked meats

Pâté de campagne with black pepper

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Toucy

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne. Auxerrois.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb with porcini mushrooms

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Beef

Entrecote with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Desserts

Strawberry bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Desserts

Strawberry egg custard

Boiled milk poured over beaten eggs and baked in the oven.

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Desserts

Chocolate and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb fricassee with herbs

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Salads

Nicoise salad

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Crudités salad with anchovies or tuna, hard-boiled eggs and olive oil.
Do not serve fine wine.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with mushrooms

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

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced nougatine parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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