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Meal families

Poultry

Duck foie gras cooked au torchon

Duck foie gras rolled and cooked in a cloth.
Served cold.

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Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Bergues

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.

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Poultry

Cold fried chicken with mayonnaise

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

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Desserts

Merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Cake in shape of a sphere or a medium-sphere made of two meringues welded with praline whipped cream and covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Rupert reserve

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Cold starters

Prawn cocktail

Shrimp salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Supreme sauce (chicken soup with cream) with chicken or veal stock reduced.

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Sheep and Goats

Noisette of lamb with gingerbread crust

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.

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Beef

Pan seared rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cheeses

Patachouffe

Belgium.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.

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