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Meal families

Sea fish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Trianon

Almond cake base topped with crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Squab pie with Armagnac

Armagnac sauce : cooking juice with Armagnac flambeed, creamed and reduced until thickened.

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Desserts

Caramel soufflé

Served hot.

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Cheeses

Comté fruité

France. Franche-Comté.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini flan

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Sea fish

Poached darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Desserts

Fruit tabbouleh

ruits : citrus fruits, mango and apple sweetened with orange blossom honey.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with velouté of red kuri squash and porcini mushrooms

Velouté  : soup with cream and egg yolk added.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic

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

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Sea fish

Balik salmon

Balik : smoked salmon from a fillet cut from the back of the salmon.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with chanterelle

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Cold starters

Turkey meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

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Pork

Moo shu pork

Northern China.
Sliced pork mixed with small pieces of omelette, wheat noodles, onions, toasted sesame seeds, and optionally black mushrooms and bamboo shoots, seasoned with peanut oil.

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Beef

Chili con carne

Beef and chili (spice mix) with various vegetables (red beans, onion, tomato…) and aromatics (garlic, cumin…).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed chanterelles

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and black truffle

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