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Meal families

Cold starters

Smoked salmon in aspic with Champagne

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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Beef

Fleischschnacka

France. Alsace.
(Snail meat). Specialty consisting of a stuffing made from cooked meat (usually leftover pot-au-feu) with egg, onion, parsley, pepper and salt rolled in noodle dough before being pan-fried and then poached in broth.
Usually accompanied by roasted potatoes and green salad.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alle vongole

Clam pasta with parsley.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle and Parmesan risotto

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop in bitter-sweet

Sweet and sour sauce : tomato sauce with shallots, olive oil and laurel.

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Appetizers

Accras cod

Slightly spicy cod fritters.
Serve warm or at apéritif as input.

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Cheeses

Estrella La Peral

Spain. Asturias.
Pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

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Poultry

Supreme of guinea-fowl with cream

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Bohemian sauce

Béchamel sauce added with mayonnaise.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops a la nage

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream with fennel 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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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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