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Meal families

Poultry

Chicken galantine

Mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidneys with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : Demi-glace (brown stock reduced) with Madeira.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pissaladiere

Bread dough topped with onions (caramelized or puree), olives, garlic and anchovies.

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Veal

Roast milk-fed veal with Saint Georges mushroom

Milk-fed veal : calf of less than 20 weeks milk-fed only.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini gratin

Accompanies grilled shellfish, fish or all types of meat.
Served hot, warm or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Tomme de brebis

Ewe's milk cheese, pressed and uncooked.

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Sea fish

Sardinade

Whole, unfiletted sardines drizzled with a little olive oil with thyme or herbs cooked on a grill.

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Sea fish

Bordeaux style shad

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and red wine.

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Cold starters

Shrimps 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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Desserts

Bananas Foster

Banana flambé with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salmon lasagne

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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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Cheeses

Rupert

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 8 months.

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Veal

Veal medallion with chanterelle

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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