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Meal families

Cold starters

Guinea-fowl pâté

Served cold.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Mandarin sorbet

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with mushroom sauce

Mushroom sauce : sauce made from a white or brown base, with mushrooms and other ingredients such as butter, seasonings, stock (veal or poultry), and wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Meat lasagna

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Cheeses

Bête-À-Séguin

Canada. Quebec. Isle-aux-Grues.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Main meals

Paella

Long saffron rice with olive oil accompanied by vegetables, meat and/or fish and shellfish cooked in a utensil called Paella.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Celery root puree

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Dauphine potatoes

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Sea fish

Salmon tartare with sesame oil

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear sorbet

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable tian

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