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Meal families

Desserts

Cherries flambéed with kirsch

Poached cherries in syrup and coated with caramel, flambéed and served on vanilla ice cream.

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichoke

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce: fish velouté with tomato soup and crayfish butter.

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Game birds

Roasted young partridge with porcini

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sauces

Peppercorn sauce

Melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Strawberry pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : Pasta stuffed and cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with sour cream, sugar and strawberry.
Served hot or cold.

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Cooked meats

Duck pâté with porcini

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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Main meals

Chicken 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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Game animals

Venison fillet with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys and red wine

Kidneys cooked in oil before simmered in wine.

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Cold starters

Scallop shell of seafood

Cold dish with macedonia, seafood, mayonnaise and letttuce.

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