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Meal families

Main meals

Royal couscous

Couscous : steamed semolina served with meat stew (lamb, chicken, merguez) accompanied by a spicy broth. Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Appetizers

Tomato bruschetta

Toast rubbed with garlic, topped with olive oil, salt, tomato and basil.

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Sauces

Piquante sauce

Piquante sauce : white wine with a reduction of shallots, vinegar with chervil, pickles, parsley and demi-glace (reduced veal stock).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Brown shrimps

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat mixed with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock and mustard served in its shell. It can also be served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

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Appetizers

Casse-museau

France. Touraine.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Serve warm, not hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked endive with ham

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Offal and tripe

Lamb brain with browned butter

Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Melon sorbet

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Warm starters

Porcini raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.
Served hot, warm or cold.

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Main meals

Paella valenciana

Rice dish with olive oil, vegetables, meat and/or fish, shellfish cooked in a pan called paella.

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Sea fish

Hake with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Game birds

Salmi of woodstock

Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Desserts

Cherry and chocolate shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : sweet cake covered with a layer of fruit, juice and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

Bellevue: spiny lobster meat slices placed in a row on the shell and served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza pescatore

Pizza prepared with mussels and squid.

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Desserts

Apple crumble with spices

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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