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Meal families

Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta quiche

Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent : hollow case for several people (diameter of at least 15 centimeters) of puff pastry with meat, sweetbreads, fish, crustaceans, snails, mushrooms mixed in a sauce (bisque, béchamel sauce with cream, Nantua sauce…).

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Game birds

Roasted mallard with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Veal

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Porcini Bordeaux style

Porcini mushrooms sautéed in olive oil with chopped shallots and breadcrumbs.

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Desserts

Apple crumble with almonds

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sauces

Turkey mole

Mole : sauce made with peanut, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Cheeses

Pavé d’Auge

France. Normandy. Pays d'Auge.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Veal

Calf’s head with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : Tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, cucumbers and parsley) with chopped eggs.

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Cheeses

Ovelha amanteigado

Portugal. Beira Alta.
Soft-ripened raw sheep's milk with washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Desserts

Mirabelle pavlova

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Sea fish

Salmon blanquette

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster medallion en Bellevue

Bellevue: lobster meat slices placed in a row on the shell and served cold.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted milk fed lamb

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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