Un menu festif et local

For a festive local menu!

When the festive season approaches, the essential questions we all have to answer for an enjoyable Christmas are: what gifts to buy? what to wear? where to celebrate? and who to celebrate with?... but the ULTIMATE question is : what will we eat?

Maybe you’re short on inspiration, or maybe you’re just short on time? Either way, there’s no need to panic, because I’m here to help you bring together top quality products so excellent will make your meal a 5-star menu!

In our region, we’re lucky enough to have some truly exceptional and refined products, most of which are premium quality labelled or certified. Trust me, your guests will certainly remember your Chef's meal! So let’s search for inspiration, together:

For a festive local menu!

Meat
o Poitou-Charentes lamb
o Périgord lamb
o Pauillac lamb
o Limousin lamb

Recipe inspiration:
Lamb koftas with Limousin apples

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Meat
o Quail
o Bayonne ham
o South-western foie gras

Recipe inspiration:
Confit of quail legs with a puree of Jerusalem artichokes and roast crosnes (aka Chinese artichokes) with hazelnut butter

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

For a festive local menu!

Meat
o Quail
o Bayonne ham
o South-western foie gras

Recipe inspiration:
Confit of quail legs with a puree of Jerusalem artichokes and roast crosnes (aka Chinese artichokes) with hazelnut butter

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Meat
o South-western foie gras fattened duck

Recipe inspiration:
Breast of Landes farm-reared duck grilled with smoked bacon

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Meat
o Limousin veal

Recipe inspiration:
Tartare of farm-reared Limousin veal, razor clams, citrus fruit and oysterleaf

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

For a festive local menu!

Meat
o Limousin veal

Recipe inspiration:
Tartare of farm-reared Limousin veal, razor clams, citrus fruit and oysterleaf

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Meat
o Béarnaise beef

Recipe inspiration:
Béarnaise beef cheek braised in red wine with black olives, sweet potato and Espelette pepper

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Fish
o Lamprey

Recipe inspiration:
Lamprey à la Bordelaise and Lamprey in Sauternes

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

For a festive local menu!

Fish
o Lamprey

Recipe inspiration:
Lamprey à la Bordelaise and Lamprey in Sauternes

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Fish and seafood
o Oléron Marennes oysters
o Cuttlefish
o Salmon
o Shrimps
o Line-caught sea bass

Recipe inspiration
Oysters with chilli confit, bacon and leek melt

For more inspiration:
www.produits-de-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Vegetables
o Red kuri squash
o Celeriac
o Butternut squash
o Pumpkin
o Parsley root
o Jerusalem artichoke
o Cèpe mushrooms
o Girolle mushrooms
o Chanterelle mushrooms

For a festive local menu!

Vegetables
o Red kuri squash
o Celeriac
o Butternut squash
o Pumpkin
o Parsley root
o Jerusalem artichoke
o Cèpe mushrooms
o Girolle mushrooms
o Chanterelle mushrooms

Cheese
o Chabichou du Poitou
o Ossau Iraty
o Tomme des Pyrénées
o Pavé corrézien
o Jonchée

Sweets
o Canelés
o Dunes blanches pastries
o Gâteau basque
o Béret basque chocolate cake
o Cache museau pastries
o Clafoutis
o Bayonne chocolate
o Margueritte d’Angoulême chocolate
o Madeleines de Dax

For a festive local menu!

Sweets
o Canelés
o Dunes blanches pastries
o Gâteau basque
o Béret basque chocolate cake
o Cache museau pastries
o Clafoutis
o Bayonne chocolate
o Margueritte d’Angoulême chocolate
o Madeleines de Dax

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