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Meal families

Sea fish

Sole fillets with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast Pauillac lamb with new garlic

Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustine with white asparagus

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Cooked meats

Leverpostej

Sweden.
Minced pork liver with lard pâté

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Sea fish

Roasted John Dory 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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Oyster mushroom

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Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Squid ink risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl with paprika sauce

Paprika sauce : velouté reduced with cream, veal sauce, onion and paprika.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Sea fish

Citrus salmon gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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Desserts

Apple and hazelnut crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Poultry

Geline with cream and morels

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

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Warm starters

Pan fried duck foie gras escalope with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with olive oil

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Beef

Beef tournedos with green peppercorn sauce

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.
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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Others

Crab rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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