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Meal families

Sea fish

Sole with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta pie

Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Appetizers

Tomato bruschetta

Toast rubbed with garlic, topped with olive oil, salt, tomato and basil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle risotto

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provencal octopus

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

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Poultry

Duck breast with sweet spices

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

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Desserts

Mango miror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters gratin

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Duck pie

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Veal

Provencal veal flank

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

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Cheeses

Montasio

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese with brushed rind (Fresco: matured up to 2 months; Mezzano from 5-10 months; Stagionata more than 10 months).

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear sorbet

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Sauces

Brown butter sauce

Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Cheeses

Fourme de Montbrison

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Montbrison.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saffron risotto

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

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