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Meal families

Veal

Veal medallion with vin jaune

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Cheeses

Brillat-Savarin

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saône-et-Loire. Grand Est. Aube. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : minimum 5 days for small formats, 8 days for others.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato blinis with bacon

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with mango

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Desserts

Bugnes lyonnaises

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Regional donut variety.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin

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Cold starters

Seafood paté

Served cold.

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Cheeses

Comté fruité

France. Franche-Comté.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Sauces

Ravigote sauce

Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).

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Desserts

Poirat du Berry

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Pear pie lightly scented with spices (innamon, clove, pepper).

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Desserts

Praline

Mixture of caramelized and crushed almonds and hazelnuts.

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Others

Naccari caviar

Adriatic caviar. (Also available in Spain)

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Beef

Rib steak with celeriac purée

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Profiteroles au chocolat

Small choux pastry puffs filled with pastry cream or vanilla ice cream, and covered in chocolate.

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