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Meal families

Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura. Haut-Jura.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Goat cheese and bacon 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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Sauces

Ketchup

Sauce based on tomato sauce, vinegar and sugar.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Devils on horseback

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Cheeses

Bleu de Termignon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Brie de Montereau

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Fontainebleau.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Sauces

Mole turkey

Mole : sauce made with peanuts, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread, or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

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Sheep and Goats

Knuckle of lamb confit with rosemary honey

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

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Sauces

Maitre d’hotel butter

Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Sauces

Provençal sauce

Provençal sauce : crushed tomatoes and a garlic clove sautéed in oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White beans in tomato sauce

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Walnut dessert

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise

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

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Beef

Bordeaux style rump steak

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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