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Meal families

Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano semicurado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : over 5 months.

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Desserts

Peach trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with fennel in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Sea fish

Tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sea fish

Salmon tartar

Fresh salmon and smoked salmon with a dash of lemon and olive oil more chives.

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Main meals

Gratin dauphinois with black truffle

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Desserts

Queen of Sheba cake

Chocolate and almond cake.

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Desserts

Malakoff Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Desserts

Poire Belle-Hélène

Pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream, melted chocolate and crystallized violets.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Cooked meats

Poultry paté en croûte

Terrine of different meats wrapped in jelly and baked in a pie crust.
Served cold.

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Desserts

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, sugar, almonds and bitter almonds.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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