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Meal families

Warm starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Poultry

Ginger chicken

Vietnam.
Chicken marinated with turmeric, ginger, chilli and honey served with rice.

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Others

Oriental style pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Choucroute garnie

Sauerkraut : cabbage, finely chopped and fermented in brine.

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Others

Lamb and beef gyros

Gyros: greek sandwich, derived from the döner kebab, with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce on pita bread.

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Cheeses

Reblochon fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese (Green label).

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed mussels

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Cold starters

Shrimp tomato

Belgium.
Tomato stuffed with brown shrimp mixed with mayonnaise.

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Desserts

Red fruit bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Cooked meats

Mallard terrine

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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Cheeses

Chevrotin des Bauges

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Soft goat's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Main meals

Smoked sausage rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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