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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop blanquette with Noilly Prat

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Game birds

Salmi of roasted pigeon

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

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Desserts

Diplomat

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a layer of custard filled with candied fruit and covered with whipped cream topped with a candied cherry.

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Appetizers

Onion breadsticks

Breadsticks : sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Bordelaise sauce

Reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Desserts

Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream

Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood

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Desserts

Sachertorte

Austria. Vienna.
Chocolate cake stuffed with apricot jam.

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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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