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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Iced nougatine parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Desserts

Palets aux raisins

Round-shaped biscuit with raisins.

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Spice ice cream

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Cold starters

Salmon tataki with wasabi

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Pork

Black pudding with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Desserts

Frangipane tart

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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Cooked meats

Wild boar pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with fleur de sel

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Cold starters

Eggs with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Cheeses

Smokey blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk, smoked over hazelnut shells.
Ripening : 90 days.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with mayonnaise

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

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette in a gingerbread crust

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.

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Cheeses

Cabécou du Fel

France. Occitania. Aveyron.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Sea fish

John Dory with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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