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Meal families

Beef

Grilled rib steak and grenailles potatoes

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Cold starters

Fish loaf with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

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Poultry

Duck a l’orange

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à la parisienne

Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.

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Beef

Bordeaux style grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

White chocolate merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

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

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Cured Meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Fruits clafoutis

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Beef

Grilled beef 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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Seafish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

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Pork

Tonkatsu

Japan.
Breaded and fried pork cutlet served with shredded cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and karashi (Chinese mustard).
Dish usually served with rice and miso soup.

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Seafish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).

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