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Meal families

Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Poultry

Casseroled chicken bonne femme

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

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Sea fish

Sole with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Sauces

Kerkenaise sauce

Tomato puree with garlic, cumin, lemon, olive oil.

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Pork

Tandoori pork tenderloin

Tandoori : marinated meat or fish coated with yogurt mixed with spices (garam masala, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper).

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Cheeses

Berkswell

United Kingdom. West Midlands.
Hard sheep's raw milk cheese with natural rind.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Leek quiche

Quiche : pastry covered with eggs and cream mixed with seafood, vegetables, meat and/or cheese.
Served cold or hot.

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Desserts

Douillon à la poire

France. Normandy.
Cored pear stuffed with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter or jam for the children, baked in a shortcrust or puff pastry.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sauces

Poulette sauce

Velouté sauce with mushroom stock finished with chopped parsley and lemon juice.

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Salads

Fattoush

Lebanese speciality salad of raw vegetables (purslane, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, onion) seasoned with sumac.

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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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta and clams

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