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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster aumoniere

Lobster meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Offal and tripe

Sautéed veal sweetbreads with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Game birds

Young partridge with cranberries

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sea fish

Turbot soufflé with Nantua sauce

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Risotto

Reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Condiments

Horseradish

Horseradish : herb grown for its hot mustard-flavored root.

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Main meals

Scallop sushi

Sushi : cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits.

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Sauces

béchamel sauce

Butter and flour (roux) with milk or cream.

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Poultry

Chicken with morel and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Main meals

Fish and 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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Appetizers

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Cheeses

San Andreas

United States. California.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Veal

Braised veal shank

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

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland.
Hard unpasteurized cow's whole milk cheese.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Thomasville tomme

United States. Georgia.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with natural rind.

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