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Meal families

Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

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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Poultry

Duck a l’orange and spices

A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salad

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.

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Game birds

Spit-roasted young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Appetizers

Summer roll

Vietnam.
Shrimp, vegetables, beef meat or pork meat wrapped in rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort tart

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Desserts

Mango miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Beef

Roast beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille sausage

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce: fish velouté with tomato soup and crayfish butter.

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