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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pie Munster

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Main meals

Sushi

Vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Cold starters

Vegetarian pâté

Served cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with herbs

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Desserts

Crème brûlée

Caramel pudding with crunchy caramel topping under an iron broiler or with a flame.

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Sheep and Goats

Shoulder of lamb à la boulangère

Boulangere : studded with garlic cloves.

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Poultry

Roasted squab with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Cheeses

Bohemian blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Pork

Porchetta

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Italia.
Deboned suckling pig, stuffed with its own meat and offal with aromatics (garlic, bay leaf) and roasted over a wood fire.
Eaten cold, sliced or pan-fried with oil and tomato.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage with beurre blanc sauce

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with clams and toasted bread

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Main meals

Mutton couscous

Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Sauces

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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Beef

Crying tiger

Thailand.
Thin slices of marinated beef, grilled or seared, served with a spicy chili and tamarind sauce, accompanied by sticky rice (the sauce would be strong enough to make you cry).

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