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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

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Cheeses

Dubliner vintage

Ireland. Cork.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and natural rind.
Ripening : over 24 months.

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Desserts

Mocha cake

Mocha cake : sponge cake with coffee-flavored buttercream.

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Veal

Veal tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed eggplants

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with blackcurrant

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Pork

Cold pork roast with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Poultry

Duck leg salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Havarti

Denmark.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp

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Shellfish and Seafood

Blanquette of bay scallop blanquette with Noilly Prat

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.
Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Veal

Veal medallion with morels

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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