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Meal families

Poultry

Pullet in demi deuil with Albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Cheeses

Jeffs’ Select Gouda

United States. Minnesota. Wisconsin.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese annatto colored with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

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Poultry

Roasted young guinea fowl with Perigourdine sauce

Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles) with onion, shallots and foie gras.

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Sauces

Roquefort sauce

Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

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Cold starters

Prawn carpaccio

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb stuffed with black truffle

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch quenelles with Nantua sauce

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

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Cheeses

Cremont

United States. Vermont.
Pasteurized cow and goat's milk double cream cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb whith thyme flowers

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled clams

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Sauces

Perigueux sauce

White wine or Madeira reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles.

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Sea fish

Roasted John Dory in a beurre blanc sauce

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

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Others

Shrimp rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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