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Meal families

Veal

Veal tenderloin with morel sauce

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.
Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Poultry

Souvarov pigeon

Souvarov : stuffing of uncooked foie gras and black truffle cooked in a terrine.

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Cheeses

Comté vieux

France. Franche-Comté.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 15 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Berkswell

United Kingdom. West Midlands.
Hard sheep's raw milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Warm starters

Pork nem with spices

Nem : pancake stuffed with rice and rolled.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood skewers

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lasagna alla Bolognese

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Sea fish

Goujonnettes of sole with rosemary

Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Alsatian tart

Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes heart

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Main meals

Lamb dumplings oriental style

Oriental style : with spices.

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Beef

Braised beef with carrots

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

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Eggs

Oeufs en meurette

Poached eggs with red wine sauce, bacon and onion compote.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken in demi-deuil with albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with a julienne of leek

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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