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Meal families

Desserts

Praline

Mixture of caramelized and crushed almonds and hazelnuts.

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Freshwater fish

Lavaret with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Warm starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys and red wine

Kidneys pan-fried in oil and braised in wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, lemon, cream and mustard.
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Crab tart

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Beef

Beef carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with parsley sauce

Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Others

Jambon-fromage

France.
Ham sandwich made with half a fresh baguette cut lengthwise with cheese and filled with ham slices and often pickles.

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Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Desserts

Raspberry macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted lamb noisette

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

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Poultry

Poultry with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Robiola di Roccaverano

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and/or cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Beef

Roasted beef with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Desserts

Cherries Jubilee

Cherries poached in a light syrup and then flambéed with kirsch.

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