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Meal families

Cold starters

Spiny lobster in 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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Warm starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water and seasoning.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetables pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables soaked with seasoned olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini provencal

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato croquettes

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Appetizers

Tapenade

Garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Grand Chimay

Belgium. Thiérache.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with white truffle

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Cooked meats

Pâté en croûte

Terrine of different meats wrapped in jelly and baked in a pie crust.
Served cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini tian

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Main meals

Tablier de sapeur with tartar sauce

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone. Lyon.
Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.
Usually served with steamed potatoes.

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Veal

Veal medallion with mushrooms

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

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