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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus tart

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Desserts

Fontainebleau with strawberries

Fontainebleau : dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Others

Snails cassolette with cream and morel

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Cold starters

Celery root remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, pickles, and a blend of herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, and tarragon).

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Cheeses

Hidden Falls

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized cow’s and sheep's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Sauces

Walnut sauce

Walnut sauce : sauce with chopped walnuts mixed with olive oil and fresh cream, cayenne pepper, salt and vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish 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

Black truffle

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio with lime

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

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Others

Mixed skewers

Skewer with lamb, beef, pepper and kidney.

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Others

Snails cassolette with chanterelles

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Goat camembert

Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cold starters

Kipper pâté

Served cold.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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