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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Sea fish

Provençal hake

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Green asparagus quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Cheeses

Chevrotin des Aravis

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Desserts

Lemon and mascarpone macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Warm starters

Comté cheese soufflé

Served hot.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pickled vegetables

Vegetable pieces (carrot, chayote, lemon, cabbage, green beans, onion…) cut into strips and cooked in oil with garlic, spices (turmeric, ginger, chili), then vinegarized.

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Main meals

Chinese hot pot

Stew made with ingredients placed in a pot and cooked at the table.
Dish with thin slices of meat, leafy vegetables, fish, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, seafood…

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Veal

Tête de veau with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed potatoes

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Cheeses

Cabécou de Livernon

France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Others

Ossetra caviar

Russian caviar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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