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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chanterelle with cream

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Duck pithivier

Puff pastry cake filled with duck confit, duck foie gras with mushrooms, onions and whiskey.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with flat leaf parsley

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Desserts

Pineapple 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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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb in puff pastry

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Grana Padano

Italy. Po River Valley.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 9 to 16 months.

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Sauces

Pistou

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Sauce made from crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.

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Sheep and Goats

Stuffed shoulder of lamb

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé

Chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys with mustard

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with dill and basil

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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