South African Dinner at Ciel Bleu

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In Ciel Bleu yesterday Margot Janse was cooking. She is Executive Chef of restaurant The Tasting Room of hotel Le Quartier Français in
the South-African town of Franschhoek. Under her leadership restaurant
The Tasting Room was listed for the third time as one of the 50 best
restaurants in the world.
We had an all South African menu which took us about 3 hours to finish ;-)

Amuse Bouche 
Bobotie bitterbal with puffed kurkuma rice Pineapple with ginger beer Mousse of gooseliver, physalis and relish of rooibos 
 
Biltong 

Bilbong tea, pumpkin and buchu froth

Tuna 
Crispy zebra cannelloni stuffed with  tartar of yellow tail tuna  and granité of smoked beef tomato
 
Assiette of South-African lobster
Koeksister of lobster with mango atjar  Lobster with granadilla tartar, oyster and vanilla ice cream Cannelloni of lobster with garlic crumbs 


Lard
Slowly cooked lard, laquered in white beer, ginger and peppadew Kataifi langouste and BBQ sauce

Springbok
‘Sugar Cured’ Springbok filet, mieliemeal and chakalaka fondant,
samp with bacon ragout and pinotage sauce


Puffed cakes with ginger
Puffed cakes filled with ginger cream, stewed pumpkin,  ice cream of coconut and vanilla

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