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Meal families

Sea fish

Sea bass supreme with beurre blanc sauce

Suprême : fillets of fish.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crayfish risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Appetizers

Roquefortins

Toast with Roquefort mixed with walnuts and raisins.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Munster quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Others

Lamb and beef gyros

Gyros: greek sandwich, derived from the döner kebab, with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce on pita bread.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Main meals

Beef cheek hachis parmentier with black truffle

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

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Desserts

Apricot 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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Desserts

Damson bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruit, cream, sometimes jam.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.
Served hot, warm or cold.

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Desserts

Panna cotta

Italy.
Dessert made by blending thick cream with egg white and honey and baked in a bain-marie.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Camembert potato gratin

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