Lustrumfeest 2016

Programme book
Lustrumfeest 2016
'Unlocking Tolkien'
17 - 19 June 2016
The Hague | Leiden
Tolkien Society Unquendor
PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE
friday 17 june 2016
16:00 hrs.
Check in at Stayokay
18:00 hrs.
Opening by Jan van Breda, chair of Unquendor  Amon Hen
18:30 - 20:30 hrs.
Middle-earth barbecue  Hobbiton
20:30 - 21:00
Introduction Foreign Societies  Hobbiton
21:00 - 22.00 hrs.
Opening time expositions  Moria
21:00 – 22:00 hrs.
yy Collecting Hobbits
Orthanc
21:30 – 22:00 hrs.
I.T.F. meeting  Caradhras
From 22:00 hrs.
yy Game 'Cards against Tolkien'  Amon Hen
yy Entertainment | Telerin Circle  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
yy Wandering through Middle-earth
Amon Hen
saturday 18 june 2016
07:30 - 08:30 hrs.
Breakfast  Hobbiton
Programme in Leiden
10:00 - 17:00 hrs.
Academic conference 'Tolkien Among scholars'  Lipsius building
11:00 - 13:00 hrs.
City walk in Leiden with a visit to the Tolkien shop
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.
City walk in Leiden with a visit to the Tolkien shop
Programme in The Hague
13:00 - 17:00 hrs.
Opening time expositions  Moria
17:30 – 18:30 hrs.
yy Beer tasting  Caradhras
19:30 - 22:30 hrs.
Festive banquet  Barad-dûr
From 22:30 hrs.
yy Game 'Cards against Tolkien'  Amon Hen
yy Entertainment | Telerin Circle  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
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yy Miruvor tasting  Minas Tirith
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sunday 19 june 2016
08:00 - 09:00 hrs.
Breakfast  Hobbiton
09:30 - 10:30 hrs.
yy Aratalindalë costumes  Amon Hen
10:00 - 12:30 hrs.
Opening time expositions  Moria
10:30 - 12:30 hrs.
City walk in The Hague
10:30 - 12:00 hrs.
Tolkien quiz  Amon Hen
12:30 - 13:30 hrs.
Lunch  Hobbiton
13:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Opening time expositions  Moria
13:30 – 14:30 hrs.
yy Workshop Sindarin
Caradhras
14:30 – 15:30 hrs.
Hobbits and beer  Amon Hen
15:30 – 16:00 hrs.
yy Closing by Jan van Breda, chair of Unquendor  Hobbiton
yy 'Namarië' by Bram Lagendijk  Hobbiton
yy Workshop Tengwar
Orthanc
Please note!
yy On Saturday there will be a packed lunch for every participant of the Lustrumfeest.
yy Apart from the Conference and the City walk in Leiden, all programme items will
take place in The Hague.
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GUEST OF HONOUR
We are very proud to introduce the renowned professor doctor Thomas Honeg­ger as the Guest of Honour
for the seventh Lustrumfeest of Unquendor. He is the
author of many publications on Tolkien, medieval and
Old-English literature. You might particularly know
him from his work in the Cormarë-series by Walking
Tree publishers, which he helped found.
Thomas Honegger holds a Ph.D. from the University
of Zurich where he had been working as assistant and
where he taught Old and Middle English.
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He is the author of From Phoenix to Chauntecleer: Medieval English Animal Poetry (1996) and has e­ dited:
News from the Shire and Beyond – Studies on Tolkien (1997, together with Peter
­Buchs);
Root and Branch – Approaches towards Understanding Tolkien (1999)
Authors, ­Heroes and Lovers (2001);
Tolkien in Translation (2003);
Translating Tolkien (2004);
Riddles, Knights, and Cross-Dressing Saints (2004).
Apart from his publications on animals and Tolkien, he has written about Chaucer,
Shakespeare, and mediaeval romance. He is, since April 2002, Professor for ­Mediaeval
Studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-University (Jena). Homepage: http://www.anglistik.
uni-jena.de/personen/thomas-honegger.
Thomas Honegger is our keynote speaker during the Conference on Saturday 18 June.
He will give a lecture enti­tled 'Heroic scholars - scholarly heroes'.
In his lecture he will explore how Tolkien’s scholarly work on medieval texts as well as
his writing of fiction both reflect his preoccupation with questions of heroism and the
legitimisation of heroic violence – and how he comes to champion forms of ‘cooperative heroism’ over that of the solitary hero who faces his foes as well as wyrd on his own.
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LECTURES, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
conference
An important part of the seventh Lustrum of Unquendor is the Conference in co-ope­
ration with Leiden University on Saturday 18 June. For this conference you will receive
a separate programme booklet upon arrival in Leiden. The conference programme can
already be viewed at:
www.hum.leiden.edu/lucas/tolkien-among-scholars/programme/programme.html.
Here we give you aan overview of the speakers and their papers in alphabetical order.
Gazala Anver
Sri Lanka
A deconstructive reading of Tolkien criticism
with special emphasis on The Silmarillion
Jan van Breda
The Netherlands
Anarchistic societies in Middle-earth?
David Dodds
USA | The Netherlands
‘Tolkien’s Narnia’?: Lit., lang., saints, Tinfang,
and a mythology – or two – for Christmas
Charlotte Doesburg
Finland | The Netherlands
Singing, music, and magic in the Finnish epic
the Kalevala and in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion
Nelson Goering
USA | United Kingdom
Old Mercian in Beowulf and in Tolkien's
Rohan
Thomas Honegger
Switzerland | Germany
Heroic scholars - scholarly heroes
Łukasz Neubauer
Poland
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth as a dialectic
attempt to capture the essence of the ‘Northern heroic spirit’
Luisa Paglieri
Italy
Tolkien and the Academic World in Italy
Antoine Paris
France | Canada
Unreliable philology in the introduction and
appendixes of The Lord of the Rings
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Thijs Porck
The Netherlands
New roads and secret gates, waiting around
the corner: Investigating Tolkien’s other
Anglo-Saxon sources
Simon Portegies Zwart
The Netherlands
Modern analogies in Tolkien's cosmology
Paul Smith
The Netherlands
French Connections in Middle-earth
Suzanne Took
The Netherlands
Concerning Gollum: Pity & death
Renée Vink
The Netherlands
A poet's choices: Tolkien, Heusler, and the
gap in the Poetic Edda
Hospitality in Tolkien’s Faerie: Welcoming
Hamish Williams - Southxeinoi in On Fairy Stories, The Hobbit, and
Africa | The Netherlands
Smith of Wootton Major
Furthermore students of the MA-course Middle-earth and middangeard: J.R.R.
­Tolkien and the Anglo-Saxon world will present their new research into the relationship between Tolkien’s fictional work and his academic interests in the field of Old
English, particularly the poem Beowulf.
Time and place: Saturday 10:00 - 17:00 hrs.  Lipsius building - Leiden
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henk brassien
Henk Brassien is a famous collector of books by and on Tolkien. He is
especially known because of his Hobbit collection.
Talk: Collecting Hobbits
To many people Henk is better known as the Hobbithunter. His collection counts more than 550 Hobbit editions from 75 countries and in 75 languages. In his
presentation he will talk about collecting books in general and about Hobbit editions
in particular. Henk will illustrate his talk with examples from his collection.
Time and place: Friday evening 21:00 - 22:00 hrs.  Orthanc
Talk: Hobbits and beer
Like Hobbits, Henk likes beer. In 1993 he was a co-founder of ‘Thou Shalt Enjoy’, a beer
tasting fellowship from Zwolle, The Netherlands. In his presentation he will tell and
show many aspects of Hobbits and beer. And ... at the end every participant will receive
a unique bottle of Unquendor Hobbit Porter beer.
Time and place: Sunday afternoon 14:30 - 15:30 hrs.  Amon Hen
mike and maggie Percival
Mike and Maggie Percival are long-standing members of the English Tolkien Society.
Talk: Aratalindalë costumes
In August 2014, a group of Tolkien Society members led by Maggie Percival
entered a set of costumes for the 'World
Science Convention Masquerade' held in
the ExCel Centre in London. The eight
costumes, designed by Maggie and made
by her with assistance from the rest of the
team, were based on the eight Aratar from
PHOTO BY GILES GOLDING
Tolkien's The Silmarillion and entitled
Aratalindalë. The aim of this illustrated
talk is to give an insight into some of the thought processes behind the creation of the
set as well as looking at some of the techniques used to realise them.
Time and place: Sunday morning 09:30 - 10:30 hrs.  Amon Hen
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re-enactment group ennorandirrim
Middle-earth re-enactment group Ennorandirrim was founded in 2010 by members
of Unquendor. Ennorandirrim means 'Travellers in Middle-earth'. The purpose of this
group is to create the world of Middle-earth as realistically as possible. Basing themselves on Tolkien's works they set up encampments during Fantasy festivals where they
live like people from Middle-earth. These camps are inspired by the Rohirrim. Everything is made by members of the group. From costumes, furniture, utensils and tents
to banners and shields.
Talk: Wandering through Middle-earth
Tony de Haan is one of the co-founders of Ennorandirrim. In his
talk he will give an overview of the first six years of the re-enactment
group, from its humble beginnings to the present day. About how it
all started, about the creative process to realize the plans that were
made, about the pitfalls the group encountered and more. His illustrated presentation will give a good look behind the scenes. So, mount
your horses and join Tony on an exciting ride.
Time and place: Friday evening 21:00 - 22:00 hrs.  Amon Hen
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workshop sindarin for the middle-earth traveller
Led by Lúthien Dulk we will explore in this workshop the basics of
Sindarin or Grey-elvish, the elvish language that is most common in
Middle-earth.
The workshop takes the language lab approach: we'll start with a very
basic vocabulary and practice the pronunciation together. After that,
we'll split up in smaller groups to practice some basic dialogue that might prove handy
for the traveller to Middle-earth. The workshop will also give you a taste of what the
language is like, should you be interested in studying it for real.
Lúthien Dulk is the daughter of an avid Tolkien enthusiast. She loves writing in Sindarin and to create artwork based on Tolkien's Legendarium. In daily life, she creates
animations and works as a computer programmer. Maximum 20 participants.
Time and place: Sunday afternoon 13:30 - 14:30 hrs.  Caradhras
workshop tengwar
Led by Harm Schelhaas we will try to make sense of Tengwar or Elvenletters, the most commonly found script of those designed by Tol­kien.
Tengwar are often used to give books, art and merchandise a clear
‘Tolkien’ flavour. Sometimes they are used without understanding of
their function as mere decoration, but often their purpose is realised
and some meaning is conveyed. The Tolkien enthusiast is often curious
about that meaning, and may be stumped at deciphering the Tengwar found in various places. But the writers of those texts may just as likely have been tripped up by the
plethora of modes that Tolkien left evidence of.
The purpose is to give some basic information in how the Tengwar work and can be
used as a meaningful script. The workshop will have a rather free and flexible format.
The emphasis will probably be on writing English, though a bit of Elven-tongue will
creep in of necessity, and the intention is that the participants get a shot at trying to
decipher some short texts.
Harm Schelhaas has been a member of Unquendor for many years. He is most famous
for his encyclopaedic knowledge of everything concerning Tolkien and his works. He
is therefore a formidable opponent in quizzes. In daily life, he is an occasional and
wayward student of Law, spending more of his time on many hobbies like heraldry,
calendars, railways and tramways, playing cards, and beer, and on the care of an aged
parent. Maximum 20 participants.
Time and place: Sunday afternoon 13:30 - 14:30 hrs.  Orthanc
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CITY WALKS
The city walks will be guided by Jan Groen. Jan is not only interested in
fantasy literature, but also in history. The walks he has composed will
therefore focus on the fascinating historical background of both cities.
Together with some contemporary aspects Jan will show, you will get a
good impression of two different Dutch cities.
leiden
Discover Leiden, one of Holland’s oldest cities, and its important role in Dutch history.
Leiden doesn’t put all its secrets on display, so a guided city walk is a good way to get to
know the city.
From the Lipsius building, one of the modern University buildings, where the Con­
ference on Tolkien will take place, the walk leads us along the historical botanical garden, and then to the adjacent former chapel of the Dominican nuns that was used as
the first building of the newly found University in 1575, the first one in The Netherlands.
The walk continues along the Rapenburg, the city’s most prestigious canal. You will be
shown the place where the Dutch insurgents entered the city in 1574, thus lifting the
siege by the Spanish troops and bringing food (herring and white bread) for the star­
ving citizens. After leaving the Rapenburg, the walk leads us to the often narrow and
winding streets around the Peter’s Church. This is definitely the most picturesque part
of the old city centre.
We will show you:
yy one of the traditional almshouses, centered around a small court yard;
yy the Latin School, where the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt, who was born in
Leiden on 15 July 1606, attended classes;
yy St. Peter’s Church, Leiden’s first church, which also contains reminiscences of the
sojourn of the Pilgrim Fathers in Leiden before they left for North America.
A last highlight of the walk is the Burcht, a citadel unique in The Netherlands and a
good example of a 'motte' castle (a ‘motte’ is an artificial hill on which the castle was
built). The Burcht offers a good view over the city of Leiden.
After the morning walk those who are interested will have the opportunity to visit the
Tolkien Shop just outside the city centre.
Time and place: Saturday morning - 11:00 - 13:00 hrs.
Saturday afternoon - 14:00 - 16:00 hrs.
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the hague
The Hague is a city of great versatility. On the one hand it is metropolitan, a city of
Court and Government with international connections; on the other it has a wealth of
historic buildings and green space. A guided walk on Sunday morning will show you
some of the most famous places of the historic city centre.
After a short walk along the canal that formed the most important entrance to The
Hague by water for centuries we enter the old shipping quarter. We pass along the house
where Benedict de Spinoza, the greatest Dutch philosopher, lived during the last years
of his life. After walking along the Nieuwe Kerk (new church), the first church in The
Hague built for Protestant worship, and the modern City Hall and Public Library, we
reach the Plein (the Square) with some of the finest old buildings in The Hague.
Through two inner gates we enter the Binnenhof (Inner Court), the focal point of The
Hague and for centuries the political centre of the Netherlands. Leaving the Binnenhof
we walk along the Gevangenpoort (Prison Gate), the only surviving medieval gate in
The Hague, and the Lange Vijverberg, which will give you a fine look over the Hofvijver
and the Binnenhof buildings.
The area around the Hofvijver was the playground for the nobility of The Hague, which
is still visible in several buildings along the Lange Vijverberg and the Lange Voorhout.
Walking from the Lange Voorhout to the Noordeinde we reach the Noordeinde Royal
Palace, where H.M. King Willem-Alexander works and receives guests. Through the
narrow streets of the old historic city centre we reach the St. Jacobskerk (Church of St.
James), also known as the Grote Kerk (Great Church), the city’s oldest parish church.
Opposite the church we can see the Oude Raadhuis (Old Town Hall), which was built
in 1565 and enlarged in 1733.
On our way back we walk through De Passage (The Arcade), a late 19th century glassroofed shopping street lined with many shops, the Grote Marktstraat with its department stores, and the Wagenstraat, centre of The Hague's China Town.
Time and place: Sunday morning 10:30 - 12:30 hrs.
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BEER TASTING
As we all know, Hobbits like beer. And, even more than wine, beer comes in many flavours. Best known of course is lager, but there are numerous special beers too. At this
tasting Henk Brassien will introduce five totally different beers after which they will be
tasted and discussed.
The extra costs are € 5.00 per person.
Maximum 10 participants.
Time and place: Saterday afternoon
17:30 - 18:30 hrs.  Caradhras
MIRUVOR TASTING
A bit tired already of all the exciting experiences? Then come to the Miruvor tasting of
Esther Brochard and Jaap van ‘t Hoff. Of Miruvor is said that it gives renewed strength
and vigor to everyone who drinks it. Together we will taste different drinks and discuss
the special aspects of Miruvor, so that we can sing and dance like Elves for the rest of
the feast.
The extra costs are € 5.oo per person.
Maximum 15 participants.
Time and place: Saterday afternoon
17:30 - 18:30 hrs.  Minas Tirith
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EXPOSITIONS
Among the highlights of the Lustrum will be the expositions of paintings by Jay Johnstone and Cor Blok, and the exposition of Hobbit editions from the collection of Henk
Brassien.
jay johnstone
The English artist Jay Johnstone is inspired by the idea that The Hobbit and The Lord of
the Rings have been transcribed from ancient manuscripts. Using techniques from religious manuscripts, icon and fresco illustrations from the medieval period, Jay’s artwork
uses a variety of mediums – oils, watercolors, acrylics, egg tempera with gold powder
and leaf. Striking detail and traditional techniques give the impression of artwork that
could have been produced in the real Middle-earth!
cor blok
The Dutch artist Cor Blok is well-known for his paintings inspired by the legendarium
of Tolkien. He created more than a hundred pieces of art based on The Hobbit and The
Lord of the Rings. Tolkien himself was fond of Blok's minimalistic illustrations, and
bought two of his paintings. In 2011, HarperCollins published a collection of Blok's pictures inspired by The Lord of the Rings, entitled A Tolkien Tapestry.
We are proud to be able to exhibit a number of original paintings created by Cor Blok.
In addition to the originals there will be reproductions to see and to buy.
hobbit editions
In 1975 Henk Brassien got his first copy of The Hobbit, as a birthday present. It was the
start of what has become the largest collection of Hobbit editions in the world. Today
Henk is the owner of more than 550 different Hobbit editions in 75 languages and from
75 countries all over the world. He is therefore also known as The Hobbithunter. In the
exposition room you can see a number of special editions of The Hobbit from Henk's
collection in different translations and from different countries.
Time and place: Friday evening - 21:00 - 22:00 hrs.  Moria
Saturday afternoon - 13:00 - 17:00 hrs.  Moria
Sunday morning - 10:00 - 12:30 hrs.  Moria
Sunday afternoon - 13:30 - 15:00 hrs.  Moria
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ENTERTAINMENT
cards against tolkien
Imagine an evening in the Shire just after the victory over Sauron at the Black Gate on
25 March 3019. Ted Sandyman has cut all the trees in the alley behind the Mill. The old
Mill has disappeared and been replaced by a huge buil­
ding made from red brick. Black smoke has clouded the
sky. Bagshot Row is dug up, and poor homeless Gaffer
wanders around with his few belongings on a wheelbarrow.
A company of queer types and ill-looking tra­
vellers are gathered in the Prancing Pony Inn
at Bree. They are sitting in the corner of the
large bar, bent over a table. The room is dim
and half-hidden by smoke. They seem to be
captivated by some sort of card game. From
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Inspired by this story Esther Brochard, Sjoerd van
der Weide and other members of Unquendor developed
the game Cards against Tolkien (C.A.T.). It was played for the first
time during the Unquendor summer event in 2014 and turned out to be immediately
addictive.
Especially for the this Lustrum Esther and Sjoerd made an extended edition of C.A.T. in
English. A game you should play when darkness has triumphed over light ...
Time and place: Friday evening 22:00 hrs.  Amon Hen
Saturday evening 22:30 hrs.  Amon Hen
music
After dinner on Friday evening and the banquet on Saturday evening, there will be more
than enough room for music and singing. To begin with, everybody is invited for a singalong with appealing lyrics to familiar melodies. And feel free to share with us your own
lyrics and melodies.
On top of that the 'stage' will be open for everyone who wants to perform a song, make
music or read a poem or ballad. Tune in and make it two nights to be remembered!
Time and place: Friday evening 22:00 hrs.  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
Saturday evening 22:30 hrs.  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
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storytelling
Pat Reynolds has promised to tell the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. A real
treat for who never before heard her telling this compelling story and for everyone who
wants to hear it again.
Time and place: Saturday evening - 22:30 hrs.  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
telerin circle
After dinner on Friday evening and the banquet on Saturday evening, there will be a
reading session, called a Telerin Circle. So if you have brought your book along, please
read us your favourite piece. There will also be books available in case you didn't bring
one with you. We only ask that you keep your contribution reasonably brief to allow
everyone a turn.
Time and place: Friday evening 22:00 hrs.  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
Saturday evening 22:30 hrs.  Prancing Pony | Hobbiton
tolkien quiz
The Quiz is a traditional part of many Unquendor events and usually won by the famous Tolkien specialist Harm Schelhaas.
Fortunately for all other participants,
the set-up of the quiz is a little bit
different this time.
The participants will be divided into
three groups: Elves, Dwarves and Hobbits, based on their knowledge of the
Middle-earth legendarium. For each group
another quiz has been made, so each participant
has a fair chance of winning the contest. There
will be three sets of questions around the following themes: years, places and people. But
this is just the first round.
After the first round the two participants of each group with the best scores will battle
against each other in the final round. Central theme of the questions in this round:
Melkor!
May the best Elf | Dwarf | Hobbit win.
Time and place: Sunday morning 10:30 - 12:00 hrs.  Amon Hen
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I.T.F.-MEETING
We are happy to host a gathering of the International Tolkien Fellowship (I.T.F.), as
more than ten Tolkien societies and Tolkien groups are present at our Lustrumfeest.
Harm Schelhaas will host the meeting.
The I.T.F. is an informal group of Tolkien Societies from all over the world, meeting up
at larger conventions, fairs and very often at
­Oxonmoot (the English Tolkien Society's annual event close to Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday). The Societies who form the I.T.F. seek to communicate with each other, share
their news, announce their activities and maintain the interest of the Tolkien fandom.
Presently it has the form of a Facebook group which seeks to provide a comprehensive
list of worldwide activities.
Time and place: Friday evening 21:30 - 22:00 hrs.  Caradhras
LUSTRUM ILLUSTRATIONS
lustrum logo
The official logo for this Lustrum is designed by our member Angela
Borman. She is a graphic and mulimedia designer. If she is not at work,
you can find her at the golf course or reading a good book.
graphics
The graphic illustrations in this programme book
are from Margreeth Vermaas-Küchlin. Margreeth
is not only a gifted illustrator. She also designs and
makes jewellery.
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FESTIVE BANQUET
This year the Lustrum banquet will take place at a very special location. We’ll wine and
dine at a restaurant high up in the sky. Enjoy the scenery, admire the skyline of The
Hague and fill yourself with stories and dishes. Among the delicacies you can enjoy a
local speciality, the famous candies called Haagse Hopjes!
Of course, we’ll provide free wine, beer, water and soft drinks during the banquet.
We are sure that, when you go through the menu, your mouth starts watering already
and so it should!
A special banquet of seven luxurious dishes, at a special location, for a special event!
Time and place: Saturday evening 19:30 - 22:30 hrs.  Barad-dûr
the menu
Smoked salmon, horseradish, cream
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Marinated tenderloin, basil, parmesan cheese
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Oriental poultry broth, shiitake mushrooms, noodles
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Tenderly cooked salmon, vegetable ribbons, caviar sauce
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Roasted tame duck breast, red port sauce
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Tasting of lemon selection, crème, zest
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Clotted cream of Haagse Hopjes
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