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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Main meals

Dim sum shrimp

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Desserts

Panettone

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Brioche with candied fruit, raisins, and citrus zest.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge 6 meses

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Warm starters

Lobster raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Cooked meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

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Desserts

Chocolate ganache

A blend of fresh cream and chocolate.

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Desserts

Bananas Foster

Flambéed bananas with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Game animals

Hare à la royale

A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.

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Poultry

Sautéed squab with porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Remoudou

Belgium. Limburger.
Pasteurized Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with spring vegetables

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Consommé and Soup

Cabbage soup

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Desserts

Raspberry trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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