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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Apple sorbet

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Squab pie with Armagnac

Armagnac sauce: cooking juice with Armagnac flambeed, creamed and reduced until thickened.

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Beef

Provencal-style estouffade of beef

Estouffade : cooked slowly with very little liquid in a closed container.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beetroot tartar

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Main meals

Duck hachis parmentier

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Game animals

Saddle of hare a la royale

A la royale : long cooked with red wine and Cognac and served boned.

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Sea fish

Goujonnettes of sole with rosemary

Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.

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Sea fish

Slab of salmon with morel sauce

Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Hawaiian pizza

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Desserts

Raspberry bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

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Game birds

Roasted young partridge with cranberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cheeses

Bondard

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese enriched with cream with mould on the rind.

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Desserts

Apricot bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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