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Meal families

Freshwater fish

Eel with persillade

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

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Veal

Veal Milanese

Milanesa : breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese.

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Main meals

Couscous

Steamed semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Pork

Pork chop with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

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Poultry

Duck breast with poached pears and red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Cheeses

Charloe

United States. Ohio.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Others

Snails Burgundy style cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Snails with garlic ans parsley butter (butter, garlic and parsley mixed).

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Sauces

Béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Cooked meats

Lyon style cochonnaille

Pork charcuterie served as a first course.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with cherry

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Pork

Rethel boudin blanc

France. Champagne-Ardenne. Ardennes.
White sausage made only from pork meat with milk instead of blood.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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