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Spring roll

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini with garlic and parsley

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fennel and salmon tart

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Cheeses

Mt Tam

United States. California.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Crémets d’Anjou

Egg white beaten with whipped cream and red berries.

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Game birds

Roast young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Salads

Caux-style salad

Potato-based salad with diced ham, chervil, watercress, and a cream and cider vinegar dressing.

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Sea fish

Sole with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus with olive oil

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal with sorrel sauce

Fricandeau : thin slice of veal larded and braised or pan-fried.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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