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Meal families

Pork

Porchetta

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Italia.
Deboned suckling pig, stuffed with its own meat and offal with aromatics (garlic, bay leaf) and roasted over a wood fire.
Eaten cold, sliced or pan-fried with oil and tomato.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Fermière

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked (over a wood fire) cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Veal

Roast milk-fed veal with Saint George’s mushrooms

Milk-fed veal : veal under 20 weeks old, fed exclusively on milk.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère bio classique

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Poultry

Chicken fricassee with cream sauce

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with morels

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Pork

Diots with polenta

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Cold starters

Oyster tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Cheeses

Pont-l’Evêque

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind and square shape.

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Poultry

Chicken cutlets Pozharsky

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, cream, and eggs, pan-fried until golden.

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Veal

Veal paupiettes and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Cheeses

Toucy

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne. Auxerrois.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.

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Desserts

Honey soufflé

Served hot.

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