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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed chanterelle

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with cream

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustine with white asparagus

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé topped with caramel

Pavé : chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid in american sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Consommé and Soup

Asparagus veloute

Velouté  : soup with cream and egg yolk added.

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Desserts

Raspberry macaron

Macaron : cupcake made with two meringue cookies and a cream or ganache between them.

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Cold starters

Cold lobster bavarois

Starter made with coral and lobster coulis in jelly.

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Cheeses

Brabander

Netherlands. North Holland.
Hard pasteurized goat’s milk cheese wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Freshwater fish

Pike with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Main meals

Coalfish 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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Poultry

Roast duck with forestiere sauce

Forestiere sauce : sauce made from butter, mushrooms, crème fraîche and shallots.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared scallops

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef tenderloin

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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