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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Noisette of lamb with sweet spices

Noisette : small round piece of lean meat.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Cold starters

Smoked salmon in aspic with Champagne

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Desserts

Amandine tart

Tart with almond cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop with melted butter and parsley

Parsley sauce: parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with cream

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Desserts

Bananas Foster

Banana flambé with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Mornay sauce

Mornay sauce : béchamel sauce with grated cheese.

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Consommé and Soup

Lobster gazpacho

Gaspacho : soup made of raw vegetables and served cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti gratin

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Desserts

Florentins

Crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate covered with a mixture of almonds, crème fraîche, candied orange peel and honey.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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