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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Gorgonzola 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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Game birds

Roast wood pigeon with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops and black truffle zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Poultry

Roasted duck with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with jelly

Oysters poached in their own juice and served on a lemon-flavored jelly made from poultry broth.

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Others

Yakitori

Skewers made with beef, mushrooms, chicken wings and quail eggs, cheese-stuffed pork, chicken, etc., served with salt or teriyaki sauce.

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Sauces

Chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette with garlic cream

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Pork

Pork chop with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Cheeses

Bête-À-Séguin

Canada. Quebec. Isle-aux-Grues.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Sea fish

Monkfish and spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster carpaccio with vanilla

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

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Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 15 to 18 days.

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