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Meal families

Desserts

Rhubarb pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with orange sauce

Spain. Valencia.
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Thermidor

Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.

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Consommé and Soup

Minestrone

Vegetable soup with beans, sometimes pasta or rice, accompanied by a pesto (sauce made with olive oil, basil, garlic and grated cheese).

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Sauces

Horseradish sauce

Horseradish sauce : velouté with grated horseradish added.

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Others

Grilled cheese

Hot sandwich on white bread with butter and cheese.

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Desserts

Blackcurrant miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.
Amandine : cover with almonds.

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Sauces

Bercy sauce

Bercy sauce : Reduction of chopped shallots with peppercorns mixed with white wine with meat glaze and whipped with butter.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Cold starters

Fish pâté

Served hot.

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