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Meal families

Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Cheeses

Plaisir au Chablis

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cold starters

Duck foie gras 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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Poultry

Roasted squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Sea fish

Atascaburras

Spain. Albacete and Cuenca speciality.
Brandade done with salt cod, olive oil, potato and chestnut.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Poached scallops

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pizza

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Sea fish

Gurnard with white wine

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetable pannequet with fresh herbs

Pannequet: pancake filled with a salty or sweet preparation.

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Warm starters

Snails in puff pastry

Dish made with puff pastry.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a la provencale

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blintz with smoked salmon

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Cooked meats

Hare a la royale pâté

A la royale : long cooked with red wine and Cognac and served boned.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with a julienne of vegetable

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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Beef

Roast beef tenderloin with porcini mushroom sauce

Porcini sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : meat joint from below the knee.

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