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Meal families

Cold starters

Fresh sea urchin

Eaten raw with lemon.

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Veal

Braised calf’s head

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops and persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Cherry sorbet

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Main meals

Three cheese fondue

Fondue made with Beaufort, Comté, and Emmental cheeses.

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Desserts

Pomelo pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Camembert affiné au cidre

Camembert soaked for fifteen days in Norman cider.

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Desserts

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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Appetizers

Tapas

Canapés.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked yellow bell pepper

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Pork

Pork chop with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with cherry

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Game birds

Spit-roasted young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sauces

Mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Desserts

Frangipane

Cream made with almonds mixed with pastry cream, butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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