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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads cassolette with mustard

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Farcis

A hot or cold dish made from hollowed-out vegetables (tomatoes, zucchinis, onions, artichokes, bell peppers, cabbages, eggplants…) stuffed with a filling made of ground meat or sausage meat, mixed with breadcrumbs and herbs.

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Cold starters

Salmon sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Game birds

Quail salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Desserts

Savarin with raspberry

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Desserts

Mango miror glaze cake

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provençal Bay scallops

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced parfait with almond brown nougat

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Desserts

Apple bourdaloue

Apple and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macaroons.

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Desserts

Exotic fruit vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Lemon soufflé

Served hot.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with morel mushrooms and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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