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Meal families

Poultry

Duck a l’orange

A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Main meals

Chicken couscous

Couscous : steamed semolina served with meat stew (lamb, chicken, merguez) accompanied by a spicy broth. Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Cheeses

L’Amuse Signature Gouda

Netherlands.
Hard raw cow's milk wrapped in orange wax.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Desserts

Mille-feuille

Pastry with three layers of puff pastry, alternating with two layers of pastry cream and coated with icing sugar or fondant.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Cheeses

Romans

France. Dauphiné.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood pizza

Pizza prepared with scampi, mussels or squid with tomato sauce.

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Cheeses

Bay blue

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Beef

Rump steak with Colbert sauce

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with Pont-Neuf potatoes

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beef dumplings with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Appetizers

Roquefortins

Toast with Roquefort mixed with walnuts and raisins.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes and hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

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