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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Lemon sorbet

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with black truffles and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Pear diplomat pudding

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with pear and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.

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Desserts

Caramelized apple

Apple coated with a soft cream caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Sea fish

Pan-fried sea bass pavé

Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken with cream sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Salads

Mixed salad

A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.

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Desserts

French king cake

Round brioche with candied fruit flavored with orange blossom.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Main meals

Gratin dauphinois

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Poultry

Geline with cream and morels

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

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Desserts

Black plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Others

Snails in the Burgundy style

Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled prawns

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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

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

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Desserts

Mirabelle crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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