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Meal families

Cheeses

Soumaintrain refined with blackcurrant and blackcurrant liqueur

France. Burgundy.
Soumaintrain filled with blackcurrant seeds soaked in blackcurrant liqueur and aged for 2 to 3 days.

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Cold starters

Spiny lobster in aspic

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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Sea fish

Sea bass with herbes de Provence 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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Game birds

Larded quail

Larded : push bits of bacon or Serrano.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

Anjou speciality.
Pork belly with the rind browned and confit in fat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster stew turban and spring garnish

Turban : dish presented in a crown shape.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Cooked meats

Venison pâté

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Eggs

Peasant omelette

Omelette with mushroom, bacon, potato and Comté cheese.

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Cheeses

Cabécou de Livernon

France. Quercy.
Soft-ripened unpasteurized goat's milk cheese with a mouldy rind.

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Poultry

Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac before being reduced, added with crushed pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Pork

Roast pork with duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes : purée of mashed potato and egg yolk baked until golden.

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Appetizers

American-style pigs in a blanket

Sausage wrapped in puff pastry.

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Consommé and Soup

Pistou soup

France. Provence.
Vegetable soup with pistou sauce.

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