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Meal families

Cold starters

Spiny lobster with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine lettuce and croutons with egg, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce.

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Others

Almas caviar

Caviar from Iran.

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Sheep and Goats

Pan fried lamb chops Maintenon style

Maintenon : lamb chops baked with a roux mixed with button mushroom, ham, onion, black truffle and breadcrumbs.

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Poultry

Young guinea fowl with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Imokilly Regato

Ireland. Cork.
Pasteurized cow’s milk hard cheese with a natural rind.
Matured : 9-12 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with braised endive

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Sea fish

Slab of salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with tuna

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Fruits

Brasucado

France. Cevennes.
Cooking chestnuts over a wood fire in a large frying pan.

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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

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

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Sheep and Goats

Stew of lamb with spring vegetables

Navarin : stew.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Quercy

France. Occitania. Quercy.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and mould on the rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast shoulder of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Main meals

Mique lotoise

France. Quercy.
A type of bread ball cooked in broth with meat (usually salt pork or ribs and shank, sometimes andouille sausage) and vegetables (carrot, cabbage, turnip, leek, potato).
Served hot or cold.

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