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Meal families

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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Cheeses

Olivet

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Olivet.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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Desserts

Peach bavarian

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp scampi

Scampi: langoustine without head.

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Desserts

Opera

Pastry with Joconde cake, coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache.

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Desserts

Fresh fruit soup

(pineapple and peach)

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Cheeses

Ashy goat cheese

Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a natural rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.

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Cheeses

Brocciu

France. Corsica.
Ewe's milk cheese combining milk and whey.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with salmon

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Veal

Veal chop with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Gingerbread 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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Beef

Chateaubriand Vert-pré

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with vinaigrette

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Cheeses

Twig farm washed rind wheel

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard cheese from raw goat's and cow’s milk with a yellowish-golden rind washed with lees of cider.
Ripening : 2 to 3 months.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

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