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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with a julienne of vegetable

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

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Sea fish

Kazunoko

Japan.
Herring roe salted or dried.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage

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

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Main meals

Corn dog

Canada. United States.
Smoked sausage coated in batter and placed on a stick.
Served with ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Eat hot.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with flat leaf parsley

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Consommé and Soup

Aigo boulido

France. Provence.
Soup with garlic and boiled sage leaves.

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Sea fish

Salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Poultry

Poached Bresse fattened chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : chicken or veal velouté reduced before adding the cream.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Sea fish

Sole fillets bonne femme

Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Desserts

Florentins

Crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate covered with a mixture of almonds, crème fraîche, candied orange peel and honey.

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Cold starters

Scallop sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Veal

Veal chop Foyot

Foyot : white wine and veal stock reduced with shallots and butter.

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Game birds

Spit-roasted young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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