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Meal families

Veal

Roasted rack of veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Moules marinière

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Rabbit

Saddle of rabbit with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Cheeses

Brique du Forez

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire. (Forez).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Cold starters

Langoustines with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salmon lasagna

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Apricot marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Sea fish

Sea bass in escabeche

Escabeche : marinade made with oil and vinegar (or lemon juice).

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Poultry

Squab with duck foie gras and black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Desserts

Praline succès cake

Macaron filled with praline cream.

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Veal

Veal chop milanesa

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

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Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Appetizers

Garlic bread

Bread filled with butter and garlic.

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