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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster 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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salmon lasagne

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.

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Warm starters

Ficelle picarde

France. Picardy.
Crepe filled with a mushroom preparation, cream, York ham and shallot, nutmeg and onion. All covered grated cheese.

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Cheeses

Tricorne

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with wild mushrooms

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Veal

Roast milk-fed veal with Saint Georges mushroom

Milk-fed veal : calf of less than 20 weeks milk-fed only.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with black truffle

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Consommé and Soup

Chowder

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or slices of bread.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with thyme

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Poultry

Grilled duck breast and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood carpaccio

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

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