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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

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano joven

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : over 5 months.

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Others

Frog legs cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Cold starters

Celery root remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, gherkins and mixed herbs (parsley, chives, chervil and tarragon).

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lamb’s lettuce

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Desserts

Exotic fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pissaladiere

Bread dough topped with onions (caramelized or puree), olives, garlic and anchovies.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood spaghetti

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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire

France. Auvergne. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Semi-hard pasteurized or unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire laitier ».

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Beef

Chateaubriand Vert-pré

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress

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Cheeses

Gran Canaria

United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese from pasteurized goat's, sheep's and cow’s milk with a natural rind washed with olive oil.
Ripening : 2 years.

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Veal

Veal medallion with porcini and potato

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm) cut in small round pieces like tournedos from the loin.

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Beef

Braised rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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