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Meal families

Veal

Calf’s head with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : Tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, cucumbers and parsley) with chopped eggs.

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Veal

Veal medallion with mushrooms

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Cheeses

Calvander

United States. North Carolina.
Hard, cow's milk cheese.

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Poultry

Duck daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Cheeses

Edam

Netherlands. Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and scallops cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Beef

Grilled beef with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Main meals

Vegetable couscous

Steamed semolina served with vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort tart

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Button mushroom tart

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Desserts

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, sugar, almonds and bitter almonds.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Brussels sprouts gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplant and goat cheese

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Offal and tripe

Tripes à la mode de Caen

France. Normandy.
Stew made with calf's stomach and hoof.

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Sauces

Herb butter

Softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

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Sauces

Americaine sauce

Lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Beef

Braised oxtail

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Braised endive

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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