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Meal families

Appetizers

Tapenade

Garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Feuille de Dreux

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Eure et Loir. Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Crepe Suzette

Pancake with butter and caramel sauce, tangerine or orange juice, zest and Grand Marnier or Curacao.

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Sauces

Green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac before being reduced, added with crushed pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Cherries flambéed with kirsch

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

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Cheeses

Brie de Nangis

France. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Salads

Museau vinaigrette

Muzzle : like ham, made from the nose of a pig and served in a vinaigrette.

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Desserts

Mango charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Desserts

Chestnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Cheeses

Pavé du Nord demi-vieux

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear ice cream

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise

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

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