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Meal families

Poultry

Duck Apicius

Duck with honey and spices.

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Beef

Beef tenderloin with red wine emulsion

Red wine emulsion: red wine brought to the boil, flambéed, then reduced with veal stock and crème fraîche before being added to butter and whisked.

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Rabbit

Rabbit galantine

Mixture of meat and bacon sliced or chopped then boiled.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster medallion en Bellevue

Bellevue: lobster meat slices placed in a row on the shell and served cold.

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Desserts

Flan

Flan : beaten eggs with milk and flour, baked.

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Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Cheeses

Serra da Estrela curado

Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind ocher in color.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Seafood tart

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Cheeses

Pélardon

France. Massif Central. Cevennes.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese with natural rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried squid

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce: fish velouté with tomato soup and crayfish butter.

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Desserts

Praline macaron

Macaron : cupcake made with two meringue cookies and a cream or ganache between them.

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Sea fish

Salmon quenelles with lemon sauce

Lemon sauce: butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster

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