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Meal families

Cold starters

Lobster in aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb with rosemary

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Poultry

Chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken soup with cream) with chicken or veal stock reduced.

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Offal and tripe

Pork kidneys with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Sea fish

Slab of salmon with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.

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Cold starters

Bottarga toast

Botargo : salted and dried mullet eggs.

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Sheep and Goats

Stuffed shoulder of lamb

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

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

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Others

Mixed skewers

Skewer with lamb, beef, pepper and kidney.

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Desserts

Napoléon praline cake

Cake of Russian origin. Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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